Alternatively i could go for being a real estate broker and try to get experience in actual real estate without putting too much of my own skin in the game.

Real- Estate  is a lot tougher game now because of technology now allowing buyers, sellers to access the market using the internet without using agents but  you do have hot areas that can support  more bodies .

But there are other factors at play.

Again several factors at play but just providing information based on your criteria.

The property is a 4-unit building, in a good location for the aforementioned play.

In any partnership you can't just cut a check and hope for the best especially if you're providing the money and the other partners don't have more than their time in the game.

And only listen to multi millionaires IN THE GAME.

They have no skin in the game, they'll just move on to the next owner.

I read this book in Sept and it seriously changed the game for me.

There was a "Syndication Gold-Rush" and with that, a lot of persons with "Gold-Fever" got in vs those with solid game-plans and know-how to PROPERLY do the operations of such.