You are passionate about an industry that is getting a lot of hype right now due to the RE bubble.

My wife and I are passionate about getting started in real estate and first learned about bigger pockets from listening to the podcasts.

I skip all that because I got gutter covers which you can get fairly cheap at home depot as I do not have time to be dangling on the roof trying to clean my gutters, because I some things I just prefer DIY, but this one I hated with a passion so I found a solution - gutter covers!

I am someone who doesn’t quite yet qualify for conventional loans due to my inconsistency of work (always jumping different jobs, went from owning a moving service-carpentry/construction company-real estate agent, always have had passion for RE.

I know this is kind of a wacky idea for a new investor, but it really is what I am passionate about, and would love to get some ideas as to how I may become the person people think about when they are looking for Alternative real estate assets.Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.Thanks!

(Roughly the ballpark I'm looking at)I have options, I have a LOC and I could potentially get a HELOC/HEL.I could get P2P lending for the downpayment and then take that money to a conventional lender.My house is in my name, but my wife could get a FHA loan and shoot for a Du/Tri/4-plex (This would go above the 50k soft limit of course but I am concerned about the down payment rather than getting the loan itself.)I could get a hard money loan for a few points, use credit to fix and flip, or get the hard money loan and hope to find a conventional lender after the place is fixed up with tenant in place.Along the FHA route I could do a 203k to fix a place up (Especially the before mentioned 4-plex)I could try to find someone who is willing to do seller/owner financing and cut the bank out entirely if possible.On the other hand, I could do a few wholesales to build up some capital...The problem is, I get nervous and can't talk confidently even about things I am deeply passionate about.

I still have that passion when I talk to someone about real estate.

I look forward to getting to know people with the same passion for real estate as I do! 

However, if it's something you really are passionate about it, then jump right in.

It was not until a couple of years ago that this bounty fell into our lap, and our goal is much less about living a life of luxury and much more about making sure our children and grandchildren have the freedom to pursue their passions.