It’s awesome to have you here.

& how you become financially free is by letting whoever your renting to (I'm guessing that was a step also?)

Quote from @Karolina Powell: I have a side by side duplex built in the late 1800s and the tenant is constantly complaining about the noise from next door. 

The last point that I would make is you need to get into 3-4 pillars of the business that you will have for the long haul of real estate.

I have around $100K in liquid capital and access to a $50K HELOC at 6% for the next 10 months before it transitions to a variable rate.I have a unique situation where I earn a living through sports betting, which limits my ability to show traditional income growth.

I only give to charities that really have value, and are not skimming most of the money for admin.Time is still the most valuable thing most of us have, so spend it wisely. 

Have you asked your other agent?

I have bank of America and Penfed as options.

We have final site compliance plans in Columbus Ohio for large development projects and the only people that can do them are either an architect or a civil engineer. an architect is more versatile but the real knowledge is a civil engineer but you need to be able to stamp it for accuracy and you are putting your professional experience on the line. it has nothing to do with zoning. civil engineers don't really help with zoning that would be done by an entitlement group or zoning attorney. degree is probably mandatory before you can become a professional engineer but yes there is incredible demand for those services in our market. for subdivision development as well this is amazing skillset to have.  

Any area can have issues, but pretty common in those areas.