This is the perfect place to start learning and building connections for your real estate journey.

Hey Hughston, start by connecting with the locals in your chosen market.

The agency thing MUST be sorted right from start, that's clear. 

Wow, wish you had started this in San Diego.

Eventually their rentals will start to turn a taxable profit and those losses can be “unsuspended”.  

Basically if you're in the upper credit tier it's not too difficult, and no sense in paying someone to do it.Regarding the company, I've been following the misc posts for a while, everyone does say starting out it uses your personal credit to start, then they open business lines.Personally for RE, I don't see it as a great model. 

As such, I just enrolled in the program and am starting tomorrow.

I would start pitching to friends and family and then join a local RE meetup group to get to know people.

What would you do if you had to start from scratch and still work your day job?

Don't overthink it, househack if you can to start, keep educating yourself and saving money and you'll figure out how to buy the next properties afterwards.