HI @James TobinAs you get into the RE market, regardless of where you choose use this website as a good starting point to find out what the areas are likehttps://www.areavibes.com/Best of luck from Fort Worth 

Not really worth it.

Delapidated building not worth the cost of demolition.5.

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

Now I have an investment worth $10,000.

Quote from @Bob Schulte: I’ve seen plenty of private money lending stories go south, and it’s definitely a topic worth discussing.

Sometimes worth waiting in that case.  

With inflation and the devaluation of the dollar, yourfuture payments won’t be worth as much, which they know.

I use buildium which is a good value and I think the integration with tenant turner alone saves triple the hours needed to be worth the cost.

I am selling through a realtor since I believe the commission is worth it.