Starting out my Real Estate Journey

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Hello everyone, I am a young service member that is eager to jump into real estate. I am currently in the planning stages of my journey and hoping for someone to guide me in my way of thinking to achieve financial independence before 30 through buying and holding rentals (I am 19 now). I am located in Beaufort, SC. My first plan is to buy a property once every 1.5 years, that I will put $25k down on, that cash flow between $200-$300. Than at year 5.5 I'll have enough money saved up through cash flow, investments, and savings to do a BRRRR with my own money and scale using that strategy to hit my goal faster. OR I can just save about $125k and in 5 years BRRRR using my own money and scale that way. What are some better ways I can go about? Financial Independence to me is $125k in annual cash flow