Once you've read that, you'll have a solid foundation to work with, and from there, it's all about taking action and getting your feet wet and reading more books.So, here's my story: I used to be an engineer with a decent salary, and I decided to jump into real estate investing by starting with turnkey rentals.

I just want to get my hands wet.

Personally speaking if your just starting out I would use youtube university, use money to build lists+skiptracing+Drive4$ and get your feet wet in this business before investing 4-5 grand into a course/mentorship.

It's my understanding that if you are addditional insured and their man eating Venus flytrap snatches up the neighbors dog or their supersoaker gets a gremlin wet that tears up a community.... you have additional coverage.

I am getting a RE business started in Philly.  I'm deciding on a property; if everything goes according to schedule, it will begin within 6 - 8 weeks.  I have some experience in reno from the Brooklyn, NY market.  Unf...

Hello Seth this would be my first purchase so I'm looking to start out small only purchase 1 SFR to get my feet wet.

You might have a counterpoint that the tenants did not report any water issues for the 4 months the sprinkler wet your attic, which must mean they didn't notice any water damage. 

Hopefully monthly desk fee is somewhat low so this will allow me more time to get my feet wet. 

If everything goes as plans I would eventually like for these investments to allow me to make the transition to full time real estate.like I said I'm new and I'm trying to get my feet wet and I know this is great place to start.Thanks in advance guys!

I was out of pocket 7500...great way to get your feet wet :)