Right now I'm just looking for advice on how to get started.

@Sabir FouxI would recommend starting with a commercial property.

To those who started out without a lot of money, how did y'all handle this?

@Daniel Budnik I would start by looking for a house hack.

And if you ever decide to explore working with a property manager as you start purchasing, I’d be happy to support you there too!

After 6 months you'll know what strategy you want to deploy, and have the confidence and knowledge to do it.This can also provide time to pay off any consumer debt, save an emergency fund, and start saving for a property as needed.

Here is my full post on what I regret: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...If I were starting again today, it's a completely different world, and here's my opinion on where I see the best potential opportunity in todays environment when just starting out: 1.

I'm based in California and about to start my real estate salesperson course.While I'm getting licensed, I'm also really interested in learning how to break into real estate investing.

Start by house hacking using owner occupant loans like an FHA 3 and 1/2% down.

Does anyone know of a freelance-based real estate coach that I can utilize on an hourly basis?