Tell us what got you interested in REI and why you decided to take the plunge into REI?

This BP site has many suggestions as to what to read before plunging into "real world".

It's really not.....your market is being driven up by hedge funds backed by venture capital groups and when the plug gets pulled on that, which it will because to me their model is seriously flawed, values will plunge and you don't want to be sitting on mortgaged properties.

The last couple of years I’ve been educating myself by reading books and searching websites but haven’t made the plunge.

I would suggest you step back and get your financial house in order before you take the plunge.

Since I handle the analysis of 15-30 properties for my company right now anyways, I would be able to provide a bit more of an advanced level of assistance and analysis than most beginners.Any help or advice from this forum I welcome wholeheartedly, and am looking to take this plunge sometime this year.

I've been extremely interested in real estate rehabbing for many years, but I've never taken the plunge.

This is something I have wanted to do for a very long time, and I finally took the plunge.

I'm sure I'm bound to make many mistakes, so I decided to take the plunge on my first property since I'm in a fortunate position with a lot of income and almost no expenses right now.

Should I take the plunge into paid services or stick with the free stuff to get our feet sufficiently wet?