I am just starting out on this site and in the information gathering stage.

I understand there are a lot of different paths in real estate investing and I am still in the stage of deciding on a niche and strategy…as well as whether or not this is the right business for me.I understand that real estate investing is not ‘get rich quick’ as many gurus market, but I am curious about the amount of time that needs to be invested and length of time to achieve ‘success’- I do understand that this varies based on capital to invest, region, effort, goals, etc.Here is a hypothetical path I would consider:Buy and hold strategy purchasing 2-4 unit multifamily properties at 20% below cost, investing $40k/year leveraging $160k of property.

I'm relatively new to BP and I'm staging my finances to get my first income property.

Three are deals in every stage of a real estate cycle and it will be better to buy at a later date than to risk put yourself in a potentially risky situation where you have leveraged all of your funds into a deal.Just an opinion with limited info.

For a fee they can help you develop the land and you can hire a builder to build out the houses in stages.

I would prefer if they were just looking for a guaranteed return but I guess I can't be picky at this stage.

This is generally driven by the mechanicals stage in a 5-draw project3.

Yes, I am reading this book now and forum ( learning where and how), Lots of info and I am in stage paralysis at the moment not analysis yet :)) I want to start rehab houses, but of course like most of working people have little saving to none :( This is my concern where and how to find hard $ , I don't have any connection yet.

My name is Drew; I am a beginner in the very early stages of learning about housing and real estate in the Clarksville, TN and Middle Tennessee Area.

It's easy at this stage to get wrapped up in a deal, and if it doesn't work out it might otherwise discourage you.