How to scale as a new investor and buy back time

[Rob McCollum]

I have a well paying job, but it's very demanding of my time. My goal is to invest in real estate to eventually displace my W2 income to have more flexibility with my time and more time with my family. I live in southern NJ have about $140k to start off with. I'd like to invest close to home, but I understand taxes here will eat away at my cash flow. This has led me to looking into an out of state BRRR strategy to scale quickly. I found Antoine Martel that has a turnkey business investing in the Midwest. I've also seen some people caution against turnkey because you would be buying the property at market value with a tenant who's occupancy is uncertain. If I work on the back end with Antoine and buy these properties through his network, put in the capital to rehab, then have the option to sell or hold/rent, wouldn't this remove that concern? To me the advantage is having a network of people to work through out of state and a mentor so to speak with being a first time real estate investor. Would love some feedback and thoughts on this strategy or others that may be better considering my goals.