Once you’ve mastered the basics and feel confident, you’ll be better prepared to explore long-distance investments.

Being 30, 60, 90 mins away ensures you can touch your property basically whenever you want. 

Real estate investing has been a passion of mine for time with my mother also having invested early on where I likely have gotten the love and desire to follow similar foot steps.I have taken last 6 months to educate myself and currently own a single family home as primary residence and would like to expand to multi family properties (2-4 units) for additional stream of income, not to mention potential tax benefits for long-term investing.Based on current living situation, I have a fair amount of equity established in my primary residency along with having enough cash to either pay off house completely or use towards investing in a multi family property.Given that I'm the sole source of income for our household with my wife being the home maker for our two kids under 2, trying to weigh out risks with getting started now or perhaps waiting. 

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You’re able to learn the basics of a real estate investment with lower risk and build equity at the same time.

Basically, two choices on the market:1) All-in-one units, typically used in apartments2) Separate units that are stackable - usually higher quality than #1

So you have to create that balance for yourself.I don't think your goals are bad, you are basically living below your means (in an RV) and buying rental properties.

For example, I have a subject property that has 1682 SF on the main floor and 810 SF of finished basement (the majority of which is about 8 feet in height with the exception of some bulkheads to hide the mechanicals) and 271 of semi-finished basement that is a utility room basically (washer/dryer, freezer, hot water heater, furnace, some storage).

I pay professionals for help and can do basic tasks on my own without free labor. 

It's basically a legal 2-unit that can cashflow $900/month.