In CHS, the county assessor has a two page form that you complete and file with the assessor's office, similar to applying for the legal residence exemption. 

Give someone an inch and they'll take a mile. 

I would be spinning wheels trying to figure this all out on my own.Accountability is a huge part of the program & that benefitted me and my business in a huge way.

That will help you "real-life" the knowledge from the books and learn how everyone's journey is different.You seem like you know the journey is long and your new day job is going to be a very important cog in that wheel.

I've had my contractor pour a leveling liquid over sections of floor and then run LVP or carpet overtop to correct for a few inches (1-3 inches) in drop in a room or two.

He had an issue that the water lines were 1/2 inch and the toilet drain was PVC. 

Why recreate the wheel.

Your best investment is in yourself.Consider going to college or learning a trade.Use the funds to invest in something that does not require much time so you can focus on learning.If you do decide to get into real estate, you may want to consider doing a house-hack.It will give you a place to live(potentially saving you a few hundred dollars from paying rent and also giving you training wheels for being a landlord).

Like a veteran RE agent/broker you put in your 10 years and if you make it that far your going to get a lot of bizz just by referral without spending money constantly chasing the next deal.. wholesalers are constantly on the Hamster wheel..

A South Korean company that supplies Tesla is inching closer to a transformative project - codenamed "Project Motion Forward" south of Austin that could make the company Buda's largest private-sector employer.Futronic's potential project is part of the continued "Tesla effect," referring to how electric vehicle suppliers have flocked to the region in response to Tesla's mammoth presence in eastern Travis County where the Elon Musk-led company has a huge factory and headquarters.