You'd be surprised to learn that sometimes you will need to fix something; you'll need enough time to do so.

Excited to learn and really dive in.

Ultimately you'll want to make sure you have a good financial foundation and once that is set in place, learn your market, learn what to expect, stick with what you know or have the ability to learn and then you'll have a MUCH clearer picture of what to use those extra funds for.

Doing this more gradually will likely be less stressful and allow you to learn some lessons with less financial exposure.  

Hello,I am currently a mobile home park / RV park broker in Dallas, TX.I see many folks are interested in learning about the industry and I would love to help out in any way I can.

Hey nice to meet you all, I've been listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast for a while now and I finally decided to make a profile on here and I am excited to get to know some like minded individuals and also learn from more experienced investors. 

You're in the right place to learn about real estate investing.

It is a great place to learn about real estate investing.

At minimum you're learning what a customer is if nothing else.

You also have the "cost" of your time, which will vary a lot, especially as you ramp up while learning the STR ropes.