“This is a classic case of ‘it’s too good to be true,’ because it wasn’t.

You can do it.You can read about this journey and our specific case study in the book - Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth: A Real Estate Investors Guide to The 1031 Exchange.A couple of suggestions - 1.

In the beginning, I wanted the classic small multi family house hack, but have quickly found that that's not feasible with my situation -- they're very expensive and of the few available, they're far from penciling and cashflowing. 

(should be 90-100%)2. case studies of clients that have been with them for over 2 years.

I graduated high school in 2019 and went on to college and gained two associates in business administrations, and general studies.

I am willing to learn more and study another area if its worth looking into.

Sounds like the classic living out their deposit scenario in which they will deplete everything and leave you with nothing to cover repairs, clean up and other turnover costs. 

While I wasn't able to do the most recent bootcamp, I did get the home study course for both MHP and RVP. 

Lately I have been studying the multifamily property market and I continue to see cap rates between the ranges of 5-8% within 6-8 units around where I'm looking to target my investment.  

You've touched on a classic startup dilemma: the 'chicken and egg' problem.