Just don't think of rentals as passive investment because they are NOT.Here's some other info you might find useful for all of the above, even though it is focused on rentals.

A cooperative house hack between you all would be a solid first one, but you need more savings.

You could ask that they put a year or so of savings into a separate account on which you have view access or receive a monthly statement so you can see they have the ability to pay future rent.They aren't going to last without other income or savings with income at 1.25x rent.

I have saved up 10k and plan to keep saving but I was wondering if there are ways that anyone has used this amount of money to get started in real estate?

You save up money, buy an investment property in a market you believe in, and hold it for 30+ years while managing it as best you can.

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Also if anyone has info on this in the UK, please reach out.

Should we somehow help her make it her property as a first time homebuyer since she is 18 and she has $6000 saved up?

Any suggestions are appreciated.I have about $50K in saving and could potentially get to $100K in cash for my very first real estate investment.