Dang I think if they found out I was talking about a home my dad would come in with a belt and beat me.

He's in the rust belt.

Fast forward to the age of 22, when most people are graduating, and have either:1) financed education = student loan debt2) paid cash for educationYou will have impeccable credit, several properties under your belt, and will be on your way to building wealtheither way you slice it, you have tied up your credit(which impacts your capability to borrow), or you have tied up your cash(which impacts your ability to purchase).Rather than paying more for theoretical knowledge, I would get my Sales Assoc license, build credit, open a Roth IRA, educate myself on macro economics, stocks, and the banking system.

Like here in Portland if you have never been.. there is no real war zone like you would see in other rust belt cities or Atl that you are familiar with.

@George Blower thank you

In my opinion a successful business will outperform a solid RE asset in a given year (subjective), focus on turning your landscape company into a cash flow machine and push every dollar you don't need into REI to preserve, protect, and grow your wealth as PASSIVELY as possible.After you get to a better balance and have some rentals under your belt fix and flip could be your second business.

Goal for the next year is to get a rehab project as I really want to get that experience under my belt.

A handyman can handle sanding the problem spots with a belt sander and refinishing them.

It seems that it's a bit easier when you have deals under your belt.

@John TeachoutHi John, I really like your outlook on this.. my gut is telling me what you’re saying I think.. kind of want to start as low risk as possible and get some real experience “under my belt”.