I joined this community 4 years ago after listening to the BP RE podcast, linked up with a brokerage sourced from this forum, bought 3 buildings, and now I'm back as an agent with that same brokerage -- Candor Realty powered by Four Points Realty. 

I am a full time investor focused RE agent.If you live in a gateway city, don't even bother looking, your rowing against the current.  

Originally posted by @Josh Reynolds:Hi EveryoneI'm new to RE investing.

Also, @Matthew Irish-Jones, not sure how relevant it is, but "B" area properties in our area go for around 250k to 350k in "decent, re-sellable" condition.

Not going to re-explain it here but to answer the question - yes

As a Cleveland Property manager, I can say, it's the toughest role in the RE industry.

Network with wholesalers who can bring you “deals”- Many wholesalers are also newbies who have no clue what a real deal is and are just time-wasters.NOTE: We often see wholesalers re-marketing MLS properties at HIGHER amounts!

A great way to start is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.

RE investing is no different than other forms of investing - you accumulate wealth over time.

I just did a rental that had to be basically redone top to bottom, and we had to do everything from remove a sub panel that we did not think we had to do to re-pipe a lot of the house due to the old piping and moving the kitchen around.