As fun and rewarding as my job is, I'm really looking to start my own company flipping and building homes.  

I did a lot of these in my day probably 100 or more.. but we could always stroke a check and or refi.I have run into numerous folks that got into title on houses .. tenant would not pay and they made it one or two months before they could no longer pay on the underlying they were running on a shoe string and got into these deals with little money and no credit and listen to coachs and guru's as how to buy with little or no down and no personal credit.. well this is a way to do it.. but its very dangerous for a seller whos credit is important to them etc... its just not a beginner strategy or a scheme to use when you have little or no money and no credit..Unlike what the gurus and coachs say.

Hello all,I was just reading an article in the NYTIMES from Robert Shiller:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/upshot/the-overi...where he states:"Historically, however, investing in homes just hasn’t rewarded most homeowners that much.

There are ALWAYS people willing to do 'terms' (i.e. even in a 'seller's market') you just can't expect them to be 'advertising' in most instances, and the publicly available LO houses are often GONE within a week or less (with numerous applicants, if the property is desirable) so your BEST angle is to find someone who does LO deals FIRST... and then have them find you a 'motivated seller' within the area(s) you prefer to reside.

Also, several million dollar investments are volatile and can easily be just as punishing as they can be rewarding.

I currently work in the Healthcare IT field but would prefer to face the challenges and rewards of the real estate business.

I've ready numerous books, listened to podcasts, etc Im just a little stumped on how to start.Any advice?

Risk and reward, no risk, you shouldn't be rewarded. :) 

Anything with rewards will be risky.

So even if a few unicorns die a spectacular death, and numerous start ups fail (remember most start ups fail by design), the upshot is that good employees will get rehired.