Since you are in San Antonio, I recommend you go to a free 2-hour intro seminar with Lifestyles Unlimited.

He is not an investor but he made REI works for him & his life style.There are many successful investors here in BP, and can be overwhelming, just take one step at a time, maybe you just need to make some life style adjustment to make REI works.

And for me, my real estate passions fall right in line with the lifestyle I would like to live.

I do not have schooling or a career that pays good I'm stuck making $9-$12 / hour jobs & im sick of living this up and down life style, when i finally get my cars paid off and getting ahead i get knocked down and have to sell them to make it then i lose everything i worked for.

Starting off with house hacking seems to be a good route if it fits your lifestyle...anyway, I bet you've come across the White Coat Investor blog/website...in case you haven't seen that yet, it's really good for MDs.  

In hopes of financial freedom and a self controlled lifestyle I have decided to focus on REI as my main business venture.

Money isn't a concern for me as I've been very successful in life and am looking to move away from my corporate lifestyle.  

if you happen to invest in an appreciating market then the market will forgive you the errors you make, real estate is a very forgiving business. but on the other hand, if you are wrong, you will be stuck with it for years to come and becomes a drag to hinder your life style in the coast.

Construction labors use to be able to live a comfortable middle class lifestyle , and hopefully they will again under Trump .  

Each of them kept their life style in pauper status to attain their long term goals.