Just starting out, and looking for the first foothold

[Craig Tork]

I am a new investor and came across hotel investments in the UK, with a contracted leaseback that pays 10%/year with a 125% buy-back option at 10 years.  Has anyone else invested in these, or looked further into them?  What I've found so far seems contractual and easy money, but I feel there's a catch somewhere...  Overall I'm looking to start with passive investments as I don't have a lot of time to spend - I work full time and the majority of the rest of the time is studying/reading for work, with a little time spend learning the world of real estate investing.  I've thought of starting out with turnkey as it seems more hands-off and potentially easier to deal with, and I have an okay amount of capital to start with (200k) wherein I could likely buy multiple properties to start.  Any suggestions on where to go from here?