Food for thought.Good luck, hope everything works out for the best!

Just some food for thought!

Welcome to the site...I'd take the time and do lots of readinghttps://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...or listeninghttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/p...And if you're anything like me the search button brought you here looking for answers...search for more of your questions :)PS I trade knowledge for Mitchell's food!

Involving yourself in forums, blogs, podcasts, and webinars will avail you opportunities to engage with members as you ingest informative information.                             

Here's some food for thought:Before you make your first investment, meet with a mortgage/financial professional.

(Your home, food, transportation, entertainment, etc.)  

On an hourly rate I’m probably not receiving much more than I would at a fast food place if I worked similar hours, certainly far far less than I earn hourly in my day job.

I am not working a JOB tied down to a boss... i do operate my own wild food plant business which gives me alot of down time for other things.

For me reasons include: better able to be a niche salesperson e.g. investors, in a metro area with a lot of opportunities to expand e.g. property management, loving the unique character of the region e.g. historic homes, wide variety of unique amenities, FOOD, and I've put in a lot of hours getting to know the local market.Small towns may have opportunity to dominate the market pretty quickly, but it also doesn't take many agents to oversaturate.

I would recommend getting some sort of job so you have something to pay bills and buy food.