All you are missing is hedge fund experience :)Most people on BP struggle with working full time jobs and investing on the side or have had made the plunge and work hard full time on their real estate investing/business.Having worked in the commercial real estate field, I can say that nepotism and a big bank account funded by family is unfortunately, a part of the culture in many instances.

I currently build actuators for the medical field and I actually enjoy doing it too.

One understood that a time consuming learning curve was necessary for success in this field, that there were no shortcuts or instant riches.You need to start with the basics; real estate investing is only profitable in one of two ways, either you buy a property for less than it eventually is worth or the property you buy has a positive net income generated.

@Lillian Mitchell sounds like your "field trip" was more valuable than the field trips you used to have in school days as you learned a LOT!

Hey @Ken Fields - Welcome to BP!!

This will give you time to develop a data field list, capture method and some strategies for manually pulling and prioritizing files (even parking tips!).

@Travis GearyWelcome to BP.This is definitely the place online to network and get an education.Congratulations on your first income property.Maybe you could look for a "real job" in a real-estate related field, if need be?

Hello,I'm just starting out in this field of real estate and my husband and I are currently in the process of buying our first rental property here in Houston, a new construction at retail value.I'm very much interested in rehabbing, prepared to work hard and am really hungry for knowledge in flipping houses and would be really grateful if I could have an experienced investor to guide as a mentor.Best Regards,Veena.

I think Greeley is a real good area to invest and from a kind of outside perspective a bit complicated as values can change block to block giving home field guys you an advantage.I'm over in Fort Collins in Loveland but I offer on houses all over Larimer and Weld County.

Architecture, much like violin, combines the logical and the esthetic in ways that are uncommon in other fields.