I have an IT background - business degree /Starting out with real-estate investing.I have been thinking in real-estate investing for a long time, I wanna be my own boss and finically independent after all the hard work that should pay-off, at least you're doing something for yourself, making yourself rich not someone else rich.I am just not sure how to start. what will be the best way to start?

I envision my kids taking language courses and volunteering in whichever community we buy in, all of us slowing down for a few weeks at a time to enjoy art and food and music and architecture and history...and then coming HOME to the good ol' US of A! 

The new loan amount can be no more than the actual documented amount of the borrower's initial investment in purchasing the property plus the financing of closing costs"...But, if you're borrowing from the very beginning, yes, it's not a get rich QUICK scheme!

The REALLY RICH people buy new audio equipment every 3 to 6 months to brag to their friends they have the latest thing and so they trade in all the time barely used very high end equipment.

One of my favorites is sending out of town landlords pictures of their house, especially if a tenant is trashing it, and asking if they knew what was going on and if I can do anything to help.Lots more possibilities, but that's the most efficient path to DFD that we've foundInvestorCarrot – Lead GenerationLucas Machado said, “InvestorCarrot is a paid lead generation website, which is generally speaking feature rich for the vast majority of tasks you want to perform.

There is no get rich quick in this business and cheating people is not going to get you there any faster.  

Vibrant musical sceneEqually vibrant start up sceneQuality infrastructureHospitals, schools, a very large supply of KindergartensFavorable rent control policyHigh security in the streetsQuality public transport and airportsSurprisingly good food sceneComparatively low pollution.

. - Two of the best books you can read (and re-read) are Rich Dad, Poor Dad and The 4-Hour Workweek.

For those of you who have read 'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill, you know that success is a state of mind.  

(My partners are the builders)So in order to build in very rich areas, you better have a backing of people behind you and developed a previous relationship with others in the area.