But look at it as an education. 

I live in San Antonio, TX, and the area I am looking to get the house in is an area with a lot of things to do around it, and next to two large educational institutions and a few big San Antonio attractions.

You've got plenty of time to get educated and be ready to hit the ground running as soon as you qualify for lending.

I'd say educate yourself first.

I have learned that I have to be more educated to control any risk in anything that you're doing, so I am gaining knowledge from any resources that I can.So by now I have around $20,000 in my savings and I am taking time before deciding where to start.

The more educated you are, the better.

I’ve started looking at and analyzing local small multi family properties (currently reading The Multifamily Millionaire) and hope to be in a position to purchase my first rental property next year, after educating myself some more.I’m located outside Grand Rapids, MI (Zeeland, to be exact) and would love to connect with others in the area.

. #2 rather than agonize over meticulous bullet proof estimations just educated guess it, get your offer in and et a signed contract #3 once you have signed a signed contract then get a professional to do the estimation.

After several years of educating myself on long-distance real estate investing and saving capital, I’m happy to announce that I finally pulled the trigger and I’m currently in the process of closing on my first investment property (single family home) in Indianapolis.

Did the LLC pay for the members real estate education and/or quarterly MLS access fees, as well as, their annual National Association of Realtors dues?