Education is clearly the first step because you can do it with less resources and before you actually know what you want to pull the trigger on. however once the ball is rolling, you need to keep on learning all it can all come crashing down. 

No one is trying to discourage you from real estate, but this question is extremely common and @james wise is absolutely correct.

I'm still learning how to work this calculator so it's extremely helpful to get support from you. 

I had a question about a property that might be predominantly rented by military families later on due to being extremely close to a base.

I’ve looked in the past but never pulled the trigger.

For my first time its just a little scary for me to pull the trigger on things, so hearing some of these things help reassure me that I am focused on the right things, and not what might being right to me but the buyers.Jerry Brainard

Ask about any mortgage and due on sale clause that might trigger the mortgage coming due.

I write a great deal...emails, newsletters(via Mailchimp), social media posts to include LinkedIn and need some help.Just in my own experience some copy(even subject lines) are so much easier to read and triggers the desire to read on, where mine just seems so 'blocky' when I go back and read it.I used to write diplomatic posts for the US Government as part of my job so you can imagine how dull my writing can be:)

We all had to pull the trigger on our first deal at some point - go get it!

if you bought with cash you can cashout refi or heloc typically 75% of the equity out of your rentalalso use extreme caution with someone approaching you with a "rent to buy" offer... could be a scam