Depending on your experience level though it might make sense to flip 2-3 houses first to understand how to deal with contractors, lawyers, lenders, agents, etc when the stakes are lower.Even though apartments are commercial properties, getting some of the basics under your belt will result in 2 key benefits:You will have a good idea of estimates for normal repairs to the units and can better understand what properties will take once you purchase them to bring them up to your desired standard for the area.Your potential investors might have more faith in your performance if you have some other investing experience under your belt - might even want to consider getting 1-2 rentals to help with this "resume building" if you are going for a number of investors that may not have personal knowledge of your capabilities. .

I think real estate sales will help satisfy some of that and at the same time build my knowledge base... and the networking will be great too!

Go take some RE agent class and start off with some real RE knowledge, you don't need to get a license, but you could, to make money while keeping your job.

My plan is to purchase a property, rent it, hold on to it and repeat until I have enough rentals to retire happily ever after.This is a great site/app to gain knowledge and learn from others.Thank you,Diane

It has taken me a full year to complete the interior renovation, but after the appraisal that we just got back we have increased the value over 200K.Looking to gain as much knowledge as possible before diving into the non-owner occupied world.SK

From your post sounds like you have a lot of knowledge to share with everyone on here.

I was drawn to here by people saying you can pick up, learn, interact, network, discuss and blog about the same RE investment knowledge for FREE here that you would pay $500-$10000 for!

I believe this group is run by knowledgeable real estate investors whose goal is to teach others about real estate investing not to sell you some class from some guru who happens to be in town.

Welcome aboard Dave, a wealth of information is contained on this site and a ton of very knowledgeable people.

@Paul Manno I applaud you on a few things. 1. joining BP to gain knowledge. 2.