@Daniel Schiermeyer Good luck with beginning your investing career.

:) Well, I'm a newbie in the wholesaling field looking to get  encouragement.

I had been interested in real estate since college but had never taken any steps forward to get my investing career started. 

What model are you interested in pursuing in this field i.e. buy & hold, fix & flip, wholesaling etc @Anthony Maybit ?

I'm not switching careers, but looking to do this as a side hustle and then go from there.

I would think the first thing you would want to do is get your money together so you can close on your deals.and if you can't then get a license as act as a broker and build a career.. its sad so many get talked into this.. 99% will never do anything.. they will pop on here won't know how to close a deal will blow what little discretion cash they have on marketing with no closing skills..granted some will make it work but those are folks that would usually succeed at any thing they try and they have good jobs with income.. this facility that wholesaling is how you build up capital is really out there.. you also need to pay your taxs I bet many get in trouble with IRS .. when they start getting checks  ( If they actually do get one)  do you think they take 20 to 30 and put it aside for income tax or pay their quartiles  ???? 

I love to get my hands dirty (literally and figuratively), and I started at the bottom in my professional career, would have done it no other way, so naturally I'd like to get to know real estate in the same manner.I'd also love to get to know folks from various backgrounds on BP and hopefully we can all leverage our strengths as individuals to make gains as a team!

"It already exists, it's called Coldwell Banker...")I spent most of my career in the tech world, and one of the surest signs that you're on to a promising idea is that others are already doing it -- it means there's a market.

Don't stray away from Step 1.Not sure what your overall plans are but if you are still unsure what your "day job" is going to be you may find it useful to choose a career that benefits real estate investing.

But it's also clear from the stories all over BP that achieving significant success requires a large amount of dedication, commitment, learning, patience, diligence, analytical skills, networking and communication skills, project management, and at least a small amount of luck along the way -- in other words, the same kind of things that lead to success in most fields.