Advice for a beginner with little cash, what are my options?

[Troy Ronald]

Hello! 

I am from SE Michigan, Detroit metro area. 

I have been so obsessed with real estate for a long time and am now ready to start investing. I’ve done a crazy amount of homework and research and feel confident enough to start.I want to flip/ and or own long term rentals. Problem is I don’t have a ton of cash on hand. Any advice on best ways to flip or hold long term rentals and be able to fund everything as a beginner? which do you think I should do first? No house hacking as it doesn’t fit my lifestyle. Any advice would be great you guys thank you. Finding a mentor or someone near me who would be able to help guide me would be ideal but they are very hard to come by.