You can be proud of what you have achieved in a short amount of time, this is really impressive!

The forum may suggest things you hadn't thought about yourself that could make things more affordable/achievable for you.

In light of this, I have been exploring the possibility of pursuing creative finance options, specifically seller finance deals, as a potential means to achieve my goals.

I'm going off the understanding that you still need to spend 500+ hours in the business to achieve material participation (please correct me if I'm wrong). 

Clearly identify what you want to achieve in real estate and use that as a guiding force throughout your journey.

Even if you joined a good mentoring program in another location, they will probably tell you to start building a team in your target market, so the end result is the same.Again, I can only speak firsthand of the Sumrok program, but I can tell you that Brad's students are absolutely doing the things you mentioned in your two bullet points.

You can still achieve it, but finding deals that actually pencil out on all criteria (low enough purchase price, low enough renovation cost, cash flows on the backend, all cash out at refinance) is pretty hard.

Many people have limiting beliefs, a mental barrier that prevents someone from achieving their goals or living fully, so they sabotage any hopes of progress through words or actions.

My philosophy is to take the minimum risk needed to achieve my lifestyle goals.

I’d love to hear about your goals and what you’re hoping to achieve here.