You have acquired skills that are worth 500k, so maybe you can translate that into an adjacent career path and leverage your existing skills?

From the public website,The BetterLife Tribe program offers everything you need to achieve real estate success:Monthly Calls with Brandon Turner and top real estate experts, providing you with insider knowledge and strategies.1-on-1 Personalized Coaching to tailor a growth plan specific to your goals and challenges.Access to the reiOS System of Success, the exact operating system Brandon used to scale Open Door Capital to over $1B in assets.World-Class Real Estate Education and Tools that equip you with the skills to dominate any market.A Thriving Network of 1,000+ Active Investors ready to support, inspire, and challenge you on your journey.Seems like a great program like many do in the marketing materials

Best neighborhood and best assets are subjective and largely based on the individuals capabilities (balance sheet, skill set, time etc.)

To build a platform like that, you definitely need technical skills, but it needs to be informed by real estate domain experts as well.

Focus on wholesaling the leads I get from my campaign (while refining my underwriting and acquisition skills) to stack up cash, then begin acquiring rental property.2.

This is where keeping a cool head and using good negotiation skills will likely yield the best outcome.Good luck.

Quote from @Jonathan Grzeszczyk: David Greene has a series (Sold, Skilled, Scale) that teaches agents how to run their business like a business.

Sometimes they forget to tell you that many tenants in Detroit don't pay (depending on the property manager skill and the type of tenant) - but taxes are very high in the city and so is insurance. 

Valuing your time and understanding your limits and skills will make a big difference in the equity you build, the quality of the work and your sanity. 

Thanks.Sincerely, a 23 year looking out for her future that she knows is bright, but wanting, yearning, eager, to learn and develop these skills to make it.