I used to work in corporate as an accountant, and to be honest, because of the unethical practices (not necessarily illegal) that seem to be commonplace, this was one reason I ventured out on my own to go in business for myself.

Do you have capital to invest yourself or do you need to use private lending or joint venture capital?

Any advice on which venture I should start with?

@Christopher Wilson welcome to the BP forums and best of luck in all your REI ventures.

@Jodi Taylor @Raina Gupta Congrats on your new ventures. 

For my husband and I, we maxed out at 4 mortgages, so we turned to doing joint ventures, where the JV partner qualifies for the mortgage.

So you either need a private money loan, or a joint venture partner who has his own money. 

I'm an off-on reader here at BP (have been for months) and I have gained tremendous levels of insight from very many perspectives here on real estate investing, and I have decided that cash flow is my ultimate goal (building net worth is well and good, but cash flow is king to people like myself who want to invest not just in real estate, but in other ventures as well).

Mojo is set up with tags for hot and warm leads that then pass to Podio for lead management, followup campaigns and offer to closing workflows.

What are some gotchas I should look out for when venturing down this path?