Try house hacking for a few years and slowly build up that way. 

It will likely be best to build up your experience before considering the business route so you don't have to personally guarantee.Best,Jamael Romans

Build up enough that you can purchase the next house.If you move out of your current house, could you rent your room and create a cash-flowing property? 

I'm not trying to dodge all work, I just don't want be attached to a job when I'm older, hence I'm brainstorming ways to find side hustles (not old enough to get a job yet) to build up savings and investment money.

Perhaps I should take a fair amount of time (1-yr minimum) to build up enough capital, and make repairs. 

I've just closed on two turnkey deals in Memphis and so far it's been a good experience, so just weighing my next options and I think the BRRRR method will very likely increase my CoC return so just trying to build up some contacts should I decide to go that route as my next experiment. 

Cold call agents, and build up your IG and socialmedia presence.

For starters, tune in to the BiggerPockets Podcast and attend your local REI meetups to build up a strong network.

If you are starting to build up your real estate portfolio, you may want to switch to a CPA that specializes in real estate taxation.

At first, I wanted to just save it to build up enough investment funds to move to my next deal, but open to suggestions.Any advice on steps to take to move in the right direction if you were in my position is greatly appreciated.