In either case there's no shortage of strange sounds, that room will randomly go cold for no apparent reason, doors will swing shut or creak open on their own, and there's weird vibes to the property in general.

The people who are helping are genuinely nice people, but NOBODY should be clicking a random link left on an internet forum, that is just common sense.

@Priscilla ChinI invest in the Indianapolis metro area but I used to live there so I didn't just pick a random city.

I randomly came across your post from about a year ago.  

Are you choosing to work in this market, or are you randomly making low offers on Zillow properties that are high days on market? 

When you're a Con it presents a concept of image that we are all con's.  

Beyond people randomly barking out random potential strategies, I can clarify that there is no less than half a dozen very viable strategy potentials in this specific area. 

See the image below.On the left are a tenant segment's housing requirements.

I have most of my tenants through local mental health/addiction services, and those tend to be better than the randoms from craiglist, as they typically have a case manager to check up on them occasionally...

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.