As of that time, my plan is to maintain my job as a construction worker for consistent revenue (have a family) and work real estate with most of my extra time (M-F late afternoon and evenings, Sat-Sun all day) While I will be doing real estate "part time" I will be able to put in close to 40 hrs/week.Once I am able to establish a base and feel comfortable in my earnings I will drop the construction and go full time.

Tom GoansI'm currently enrolled full-time at my University and working full-time as well, as much as I would love to have a mentor or get some one on one time with an investor I just don't see that being an option until possibly next summer when my fiance graduates and is earning her steady income to support us both.

Is there a company or service you use that you can input the data and then have the owner paid on a monthly basis and it track the info in a similar fashion as if you were checking your online balance at a bank?

I called every bank in my area, spoke to the local credit unions, and I explored online too.I agree the insurance seems high.

My primary goal is a diversified real estate investment portfolio while simultaneously providing viable real estate solutions in the areas where I operate.Stumbled across BiggerPockets several months back during online research and truly believe the content here is solid.

I don't even use online listings.

Ian did you use an online lender, local mortgage broker, or a direct contact at a local bank nearby??

Then when the time comes I have money for down payments and mortgage payments.From what I have been seeing is instead of banking up that 200-300k taking about 5 years to get there, I can just soak up a bunch of knowledge and experience for a year or two and get money from the bank and rent out houses and flip them, which would save me from working my but off in sales just for that 60-100k job.I currently have 0 debt and about 2 years of credit history, 750 credit score, and 5k saved up at the moment, I had to pay for 2 years of college that sort of took most of the money I have been making.I have been reading articles online and such but my question is, what kind of books/podcasts should I be reading or listending to in order to broaden my horizon on REI and renting out RE?

You will give away some profit however after doing a few successful deals in this manner you should have enough capital earned to enable you to do it all by yourself if you choose to on future deals.

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