He further said it should NOT go to eating out or buying other items  and for sure should not be used to quit your job ( which is so popular mind set)Mr.

It won't interfere with your day job and you can get into deals for $25,000 or $50,000 so you will be able to diversify by operator, market and asset class. 

Just remember to consider the local job market, population growth, and rental demand when making your decision.

-when figuring rules of thumb regarding payroll cost per employee/position or things like repairs and maintenance cost, contract services, etc. per door in a specific market do yall suggest contacting a property manager to find out these numbers or actually using google or job listings etc. i thought about using chat GPT as well. any thoughts on this?

Start small with a multifamily property in areas showing job growth, population increases, or redevelopment potential.

He has a full-time job, Part time business, part time college.

You all need to go get regular jobs.

You even graduated from IU so you have access to some awesome loan programs from IUCreditUnion.Keep your job and connections to buy a house, then rent out rooms to traveling nurses. 

finding leads who are able and willing to sell off-market can be a full time job in and of itself.

That is why the surveyor, civil, geo tech, etc are almost always under direct contract with the owner and not the architect.