Every year I talk to countess "Investors" who: * Have been thinking about investing * Have been reading about investing * Have a friend who failed at investing so that means you'll fail (The elusive friend) * Are saving for a down payment * Are Waiting for rates to go down * Are Waiting to finish their real estate course * Are Waiting for their mentor to tell them to buy * Are Waiting for summer (insert any season), to get started * Are Waiting for the market to straighten out * Waiting till they can afford it * Waiting till they get a promotion * Waiting till their friend or relative can partner with them * Trying to read just one more book, then they will get going * Waiting till they buy their own house * Waiting till they get a raise * Waiting to graduate from college * Waiting till their friend or family member becomes a realtor * Waiting to be married * Waiting till they contribute their maximum to a 401k * Waiting till they get done working on their own homeThen after giving me their excuse for waiting to start investing they ask: * What happens if the toilet gets clogged?

I will definitely buy the book...

You car looks like a homeless person's because the back seat is chock full of real estate CD's, books, signs, and tools.3.

Also go to your public library and see if they have any REI books.

We take a couple vacations a year and generally do the things we want to do without regards to money.I am considering Real Estate for the long haul (and started reading books), but am hesitant to get started for a couple reasons:-The prices of homes in San Diego deem it nearly impossible to have positive cashflow from rent anytime soon!

AND THEY TASTE GOODAlso, I bought this book by Robert do Remedios, MA, CSCS, director of speed, strength, and conditioning at College of the Canyons in Southern California.

Start here with the forums, read our blog and other articles, go to the library and get some books about investing, and so on.Once you start to have questions, you can search for the answers using our search options.

I guess I just wanted to hear from somebody who actually does it themselves rather than from the gurus trying to make $$ off of their books and seminars.

I think one of the best things to do is join a local Real Estate Investors group, read books, and of course follow BiggerPockets articles so that you can learn as much as you can while you are saving up for your first property.

And it turned out to be more of a "You can do it" book that I spent money on.I would get as many books from the library on REI as possible.