I have decided not to pursue conventional higher education (i.e. college or tradeschool) I have no aversion to hard work but would rather utilize my blood sweat and tears to make myself money, not somebody else.I am fully aware real estate is not a get rich quick scheme so I'm coming to the forums to ask for any advice on what vehicle of real estate investing I should pursue...

The ones that really get the blood flowing are the ones like "298" where the purchase happens to be a large number of units.I still feel like a newbie but I'm a 100 mph type of person.

In other words, they don't care anything about the blood, sweat, and MONEY that I put into the investment.

According to HUD regulations, a Section 8 tenant may not be related by blood or marriage to the owner of the unit they rent under the Section 8 program.

"The time to buy is when there is blood in the streets." - Nathan Rothschild 

This is a blood, sweat, tears, and toil kind of thing to learn how to profitably renovate an old MF building with tons of deferred maintenance issues and turn it into a tight little ship that puts a lot of money in your pocket.

Sure I helped a bunch of people in tough situations, but when I think back to all the wasted hours and effort involved in a short sale, it makes my blood boil.I would still list one for a good client, but only if the seller agreed to have a local attorney handle the negotiations and closing.  

@Roy Coons you can't get blood from a turnip but there is a relatively simple way to try and get something. 

One home was so horrific the people lay dead inside the master bedroom for days and the blood seeped through the floor to the living room.

I've had to do such things only when there was a private lender involved and bad blood between the parties.