Best of luck to you and keep up the hard work on savings and finding your path to investing!  

This is great info and sounds like there is really no reason to go down this path.  

What are some careers paths or jobs that allow me to pick up experience that will help in real estate investing while working for someone else? 

That's exactly the path I took -- wholesaling and then into rehabbing.A few question answers for you:1) Contracts - you should be able to find sample contracts here.

That’s the path I am currently on hoping for some luck.

I am so grateful to learn that there is a community of people who have walked this path, are walking this path and have found their own success and manifested their greatest dreams and desires!

Inaccurate claims could lead to complications down the line, especially during future sales or refinances.Overall, the process is straightforward, but patience may be required as it can take some time to update records.

Is that path or is there a better way to get to my end goal simpler?   

If you are looking to build quick capital and another full-time job, then flipping may be the answer...if you are looking for a slightly more passive approach and looking to build that long-term wealth, buy&hold'ing is maybe a better strategy.I've found introspecting on where I want to go long-term has helped clarify my short-term path...The beautiful part is Chicago offers all options at affordable prices general speaking compared to other metro areas.

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I’m an early career professional mechanical engineer (~8 years) hoping to learn the ways of real estate investing and make the ultimate pivot. My dream is to have the freedom to pursue my ...