My point is definitely get some investor clients lined up so you can at least sell some homes while learning what investors are looking for.

Martin and all the great speakers from BP here and the presentations definitely got me thinking more creatively on my investments.  

So using that as a rule of thumb, if you have about $150-$200k invest you can definitely see your goals met depending on the market.

I am on my third year of investing and hope to follow a similar path as you!

., i will definitely be getting that book. 

Thanks @Aaron Bruenger, I'm definitely interested.

I attended 3 or 4 auctions strictly to learn before buying our house and definitely recommend doing that.  

If you are not there, you will definitely need a money partner, so your combined networth would exceed the loan amount.

Instead, ready "Richest Man in Babylon" and "How I Turned $1,000 into a Million in Real Estate in My Spare Time" (the original version by William Nickerson), and begin putting together a definite conservative plan to build a real estate investment business with low risk of having to declare bankruptcy.  

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