An investor is someone who has the funds, capacity and other resources and can acquire a property and keep for a year or more, with the intent of receiving certain benefits in due course. 

If you guys could give me your opinions as well as maybe share where you were financially on your first flip and how you went about your first flip (success stories).

More importantly, a GOOD realtor who takes your criteria, financial situation, short-term & long-term goals into consideration is going to be a huge asset to your REI career. 

Can you shed some more light on the ROI numbers after your non-resource loan?

A lot of great resources to glean from no matter how long you've been in real estate.

You'll find a ton of resources in here that will help you get off the ground.

I have been working in the financial services industry for almost 10 years now and thus had quite some exposure to other areas of investing (from private markets to public markets).

We hear BT talk about them all the time in his podcasts and webinars, I wonder if he has any resources.

Buyers and sellers in commercial need you, as their broker/agent, to help them make financially intelligent sales and purchases and to really make your mark you need to be very well connected.

Worst case scenario it is your own asset, not marital property, and can help you out financially if you need it.