The reason I say learn real estate first is because it saves you years of wondering around in investor tactics.

If you´re single, I´d recommend a tactic commonly mentioned here on BP, and that is to buy a multi-family property to start investing and lower your own living costs (potentially living for free).

That's just dirty tactics.

This is why people really need to start out in general real estate training, not guru niche tactics.

I find that it's faster and easier to learn local real estate tactics from experts working the same area as me.  

This was one of the most important tactics that I did to get my first house-especially because I was out-of-state.

This tactic isn’t something new and edge cutting.

Everything else is a tactical decision.I'd also strongly recommend reading "Lifeonaire" by Steve Cook and Shaun McCloskey.Once you have that number, calculate the gap between where you are and where you need to be.

The bastards are just waiting for you to buy them off.The money you are wasting on lawyers and courtrooms could be given to them in exchange for leaving immediately.All you can do now is bribe them into leaving but,they will not let you go cheap.If they are true con artists they will demand 5 or 10 thousand and all negative credit information removed from their credit reports by you so they can start over again with a new victim.The "Blue States" are full of tenant con artists who use the law against innocent landlords just trying to make a living.Red states don't tolerate this delay tactics crap and evict in 60 days or less.

Some gurus will tell you that it can be done, but it takes a lot of time which IMHO can be better spent on more productive tactics.