Since flipping income is considered active income, it combines with your W2 earnings and can push you into a higher tax bracket, so it's important to set aside funds for both the increase in income tax and self-employment taxes. 

You're already ahead of the game by educating yourself, so keep that momentum going.

[Realtor.com]Zillow forecasts modest price growth ahead.

Start small - get yourself a househack, learn from your own experience of owning the rental property you live in, continue to educate yourself with reliable resources, and then worry about the next home.Having just one solid investment will put you ahead of most Americans than trying to find a way to buy 10 doors out of state in an area you don't even understand. 

Than, hey, go ahead and make federal lands available, in the normal sense ie SELL SOME! 

It can be done if you have the energy and drive to push forward.

Also, what’s working for you these days to stay ahead of the game?

I would say you are already a little out ahead of your skis because you are talking about growing and scaling without even understanding the partnership and real estate portion of your prospective business.

Pritzker's push for Illinois to lead in emerging technology, this campus could revitalize both the economy and surrounding neighborhoods.

So you telling others that  "it works" while thousands are trying it while 90% of the people trying it fail.You are pushing opinions, disguised as facts to others and that is not only dangerous, it is wrong and misleading.