It's not easy to admit mistakes.I think you should start by eliminating the get-rich-quick mindset.

From my experience working with over 400 investors, those who start with house hacking scale much faster.Good luck!

Start researching price to rent ratios in areas and see which area has the best combination of cash flow/place you want to live!

You have an excellent jump start- the VA loan is such an amazing tool to get the ball rolling.

Quote from @Cloey Green: I am finally choosing to start on my REI journey.

I’m starting a wholesaling company based in Wyoming and interested in operating in Texas and Florida as a start.

I grew up in Bucks County and started my career in Real Estate in Doylestown.

There are easier strategies to start your new venture.

Focus on absentee owners and start with the ones who live the farthest away and only own one property in the area since they have the least use for the property.You can also drive for dollars, looking for anomalies of disrepair and then look them up in the tax records and use a site like Spokeo to do cheap skip tracing.

Live under your means and start thinking about investing in Real Estate.In your position the thought of finding a duplex to house hack, live in one side and rent the other.