Most consumers don't have a clue if they had a good experience or not- I've found 95% of people think that if the deal closed, their agent was amazing, having no idea how many opportunities they missed along the way. 

Though, it may be time consuming waiting in line and getting the right answer from a clerk. 

Paid off some other things, and left with 25k cash and consumer debt free.

You have a full time career and self managing is both time consuming and more difficult with a single property.

I'm trying to consume as much information as I can to decide if this something I really want to start doing.Here are some my scribbling from the early part of the book:My objective is financial and geographical freedom that allows my wife and I to leverage the best parts of ourselves as individuals and as a couple.

The other side of this is consumer protections.

I’ve had to force the sale of property in a partnership through the court system and it’s time consuming and eats away at your profit and can ruin friendships and/or family relationships besides creating a lot of stress.

Real estate investing can be time-consuming ⏰2.

@William Mitchell I too hate having consumer debt so I would probably look into the 401k loan unless there was another plan you could come up with.

Even if you stuck to SFH, having a plan means you fare better in the end.Even if you start consuming all the books and podcasts you can, having a mentor or partner who has experience will make all the difference in the world.