Quote from @Nicholas Petrozzi: Nobody can answer that without knowing your finances, your skills, your drive for success, and 82 other factors that can't be discerned from your post.I can tell you that you shouldn't set your bar too high or make things too complicated.

Working under one of them in some capacity would be good experience for you to learn the right skills and systems.

I'm happy to learn a new skill set and would love to join some local groups.Thank you all in advance for any input!

Anyone who works remote or online or does low skill manual labor.

Now, I'm ready to take the plunge myself and explore the world of investment properties.About Me:With five years in the real estate industry, I've honed my skills in understanding market trends, property valuations, and negotiation strategies.

It is just as important to develop good due diligence practices with your skill sets in mind. 

For example, buy properties with a 10% return, and you will have 2500ish to reduce that $5K expense a month; then you can save more money quicker, gain more skills to increase your active income to pour into LTRs to get that ROI up to quit your job in 1-2 years.

Knowing where the good areas start and stop is a skill not everyone possesses.

Sharpen your sales skils / people skills.

At the moment, I just don’t have the funds but I am sharpening my skills for when I get there!