New to the whole real estate game.

I know this is a book that I will re read multiple times in the future to keep the wheels churning in my head.But as for now I "have a good education, stuck in my secure job, and playing it safe".

Greetings, I am new to the Real Estate game and am maintaining a website for my company.

I understand that this is a numbers game above all else.

Now im wondering if it would be smart to start with the listing and selling game and then move onto investing further down the road once i have a few years under my belt or simply dive right in and learn as I go.

This plays into the whole investor psychology piece...if you purchase a property and get into a bind and have no exit strategies built in, you stand to lose a lot and hate investing because of it.

I'm new to the real estate game.

(But make no mistakes i consider myself a newbie to the game of real estate) Currently i've have just been doing the corporate america thing, but i really want to start building my real estate portfolio and investing experience now.

In residential properties, investment and personal residence, most lenders will allow up to 3% of the sales price to be contributed towards closing and pre-paid expenses by the seller. there are some with higher amounts, some with none, and if you get into commercial it's a whole other ball-game!

Anyways, I'm pretty new to the game, couple years out of college, I guess looking to start with any "creative" techniques that don't require a large cash outlay.