You need to amass a large portfolio for it to be passive (aka hiring someone to manage).If you want to be financially independent as fast as you can then you need to do a few things. 1) get as high of an income as possible (this usually takes schooling and/or experience, think high income profession - law, medicine,etc)2) live as frugally as possible (you will sacrifice a lot here, think of not going out with friends, live at home/save on rent, etc)3) invest as much as possible and I mean invest not yoloing on random hot tips (you are starting young, time will be on your side)If you do this consistently and remain highly disciplined, you will get there faster than most.

there are so many forum posts on BP from folks who bought a random property in a 'low cost' market and got crushed by deferred maintenance or challenging tenants.i looked at a few of your other posts. 

You don't go through your text messages hoping a random stranger sent you a text coincidentally with the exact solution you need, you don't go to the library, you don't open a newspaper, you don't call your mom or your neighbor.

What I am saying is this:Take 10 random people in foreclosure and ask if they want to sell (not even at a discount... but sell period). 10 out of 10 will say noDo the same with probates, tax liens, etc. etc.The answer will be No.So do you understand what I am saying?

buying a random property on Zillow and making light cosmetic upgrades will not cut it in today's market.happy to answer any questions you have.

But you are just spewing random goals you made up in the shower.

It wasn’t a random decision though.

and recommending random markets with lower median prices than Seattle, like Ohio or Alabama or Kansas.  

Or they were randomly approached with an offer that was too good to refuse (an unsolicited offer is gold!!)

lol  I think you should at least consider going out and partying with girls and drinking 7 days a week, would at least be a better use of your time, than arguing with random people on a message board for over a week.