Investment in real estate is extremely hard work and requires many years of dedication, and above all the willingness to overcome obstacles.  

There is no way to get around the fact that you have to dedicate time to this.

Let me start by giving thanks to all the good people that dedicated themself to providing all the information that's helped me do a complete 180° on my original plan of buying a single-family home.

I’ve cut my work as a therapist back to 20 appointments a week now in order to dedicate more time to run our real estate businesses.

Successful rental property that is now a dedicated rental.

It all depends on your goals, how much time you have to dedicate to real estate every day/week, your risk tolerance, etc.

My fiancé and I have recently dug really deep into REI and is full on dedicated on making this a dream come true.

The last 12 years I have dedicated myself to my most recent job and have been a large player in helping that company grow and all I have to look forward to is a retirement of social security.

I believe you have it right; dedication, local knowledge, commitment and willingness to LISTEN are all critical traits of a successful real estate sales person when working with clients.

To be honest I haven't been able to dedicate time towards being an active investor since starting school.