Quote from @Perry Mutters: Hey I’m Perry Mutters.Im 45 and new to wholesale real estate.I was a licensed mortgage broker in my 20’s.Ive flipped 5 houses.I built many businesses and been successful in every single one.Looking to network with investors wholesalers and anyone else in this industry.My end game is to invest and own 100 doors to pass down to my kids to run when I retire.Im a hard worker hustler and will run circles around most people.My strongest run was 5 months straight 0 days off 18 hours a day. 

That’s normal.If you’re not following up daily, you’re leaving money on the table.

We have a cover for the pool table.

My question is, should I focus on paying off my debt which is credit cards and a car loan roughly about $20,000 in total and go to the closing table with no debt with enough for closing cost and a little bit in reserves or should I focus on saving more for closing costs and reserves and go to the closing table with more cash in the bank account?

Also are your recommendations that I first shadow a pro in the game for a little bit (1-2 years) and then dive into my first deal? 

I've seen nearly identical strip centers priced wildly differently purely because of tenant quality and lease structure.The NNN leases are a game changer, no more getting calls about leaking sinks or broken HVACs (as long as it's spelled out right in the lease).

This stuff is all pretty normal for the game.

Most investors don’t think about leverage until the deal is already on the table, and by then it’s too late.

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In fact for a nominal amount, they may also let you leave a pile of “We Buy Houses” flyers on the table or on a post.