One of the reasons that I got into real estate was to have control, and decide my own destiny.

You could gain control of the property and not pay and the seller spends all this money to get it back and it's worse off then when they had it for sale.The seller might just pay the commission out of the proceeds of your down payment with the finance.

Compiled with my previous bad experiences with realtors, I'd like to have control over my own destiny and get my license.I am thinking about beginning out by wholesaling to build up some cash reserves.

Its irrelevant because they have little control over the value "the market" sets for the property.There's a lesson for you, here, too.

Do something new, keep a tight control on your costs, and prevent your turns from costing.

Once you get over the hump then it really saves you time.BTW it's not like I have all this under control but it's the goal and I have to keep reminding myself of it.

But it's doable and the money can be good if done right.Good luckPS Make sure you know the rental laws in the area, I got burned in one city over because I didn't know there were rent controls in that area.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Good LuckPaul

You also have a “checkbook control” and don’t have to obtain custodian consent when making investments.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Good LuckPaul