I stay stressed to the max all day every day but the best thing for me is to devote one hour to work out every day no matter what.

I have a full time job (thankfully) and this deal just got too big for me to manage with the time I can devote to it.

There are plenty of these options available for people with jobs or kids or whatever, so you could take advantage of it and chip away at that degree but still devote the majority of your time to your investments.Okay, done ranting for the time being, but I've put a lot of thought and research into this and i hope that its coming across.

But after that my resources that I can devote to REI will be exhausted, and I'm hoping that my initial purchases will provide the financial foundation to continue expanding.

I have some very high goals in mind for where I want to be in 20 years, but I'm just wondering how long it might take a savvy investor starting with zero properties and $20,000/yr in disposable income to realize enough income from investment properties to devote full time towards investing?

Since you're just starting out, I would recommend that you develop a business plan that addresses issues like the amount of risk you want to make, for instance, or the amount of time you want to devote to servicing the property.

The company is highly training focused, you need to devote the time to it.

All in this has summed up to about 12 years experience owning and land-lording . . . really as an afterthought as I got my full time corporate career going.I'm currently in the process of selling my primary residence as well as my rental unit in Virginia, and it's made me realize that I love this business and want to devote more mindshare to it.My goal is to buy and hold in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, generating some cash flow.

@Desmond Haylett - We've got an entire section devoted to this question in our Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing.

My weekends are free to devote and I'm willing to put whatever time necessary up front to obtain my goals I would love to hear how you got started or tell me where I should look/start any tips..