I am working daily to get my personal finances/credit in order as I know that this is an important step, but I am ready to make a move!

Should I spend the next 2 years reading every real estate book, vetting/ interviewing every potential team member, studying the market daily, finding a mentor I trust and can learn from, BEFORE I do my first deal??

This is a good indicator about whether the turnkey company is in it for a volume play, or a quality play based on superior customer service.

- the LOC is reusable, you can pay it down and use it again, and the interest is charged only when you use the money and calculated on the daily balance, not amortized vs a loan that is one time deal charging amortized interest from the moment you sign the papers, regardless if you use the money or not.

I spent 2 years almost exclusively operating in excel for my company, building KPI reports, budget review files, rough-&-dirty P&L statements that would update daily for my division instead of monthly from accounting, inventory tracking sheets, etc.

And I have a $20 daily late fee for everyday after the second that rent goes unpaid until it caps at $100.

I actively look for deals for investors on a daily basis.

I've got some rentals under my belt, I'm an active agent .. and I'm looking at deals daily.

I drive past the big South Austin homeless encampment daily and it's becoming worse all the time.

LESSONS LEARNEDI learned a few big lessons here...Patience-I bothered my poor friend daily asking if we heard back yet.