I started a Vending business at age 17 and my end goal was always real estate investing, now I have 50k in cash and I’m ready to take my first steps.

Fill vacancies, increase rents, add additional streams of revenue (laundry, vending, cell tower, appliance rental, pet fees, application fees etc) and decreasing expenses (I recently brought down waste removal on a commercial property from $1500/month to $680/month thru negotiation and pitting 3 companies against each other with no change in service) that's an increase of $164,000 for the property if you factor in the $820 savings/month x 12 = $9840. 

Which is why calls to legalize street vending — which has, historically, required complex permit procedures (and often operated at the margins of the law) have been stepped up to promote economic recovery as the pandemic subsides.

Best bet is to wholesale or assign some deals first, make a little money then wholesale + vend your existing cash in with someone else who can take it down. 

Is there other ways you can increase the revenue such as adding coin laundry, storage rental, vending, gym access etc?  

I'm seeking a mutually beneficial partnership, I feel too many people put quarters in an empty vending machine hoping that their candy bar will fall out of the bottom. 

In addition to the 19 units, it has a laundromat with vending machines, an in ground swimming pool, and a 3BR, 3BA owner's house (around 2700 square feet).A massive benefit to being, legally, a motel, is that we have 'guests', not 'tenants'.

You can definitely find a land owner to vend in his land, then use that equity in conjunction with your cash to get a construction loan.

Wanna-be-entrepreneurs are a dime a dozen.Whether you are looking to-Invest in real estate-Open a bar or a restaurant-Open a service shop (hair salon, barber shop, mechanic, jeweler, dry cleaner, etc)-Start an online business (amazon FBA, dropshipping, content creator, education, etc)-Build a car rental fleet-Become a real estate agent-Build a landscaping route-Build a pool cleaning route-Start a vending machine business-Invent a new product (i.e. shark tank)-Etc etc etcAll of these pursuits can still be profitable, but there is just more competition than ever before due to the exposure and all of the relatively simple business models being exposed online.Real estate has fit into the bucket with all of these "simple" business models because investing in real estate is a very basic, simple concept to wrap your head around.

In line with your coin operated washing machine... vending machines may be good to throw in the mix as well.