That being said, my question is how at young age do you make these connections?

Within that area what does your demographic research tell you about the age range? 

<---if you own Jefferson County properties in this age range, this issue should receiving your attention. 

There's not one right answer for everyone since we all have different financial situations, different ages, timelines, family situations, risk tolerances etc..  

I am always blown away with sticker shock whenever faced with today's prices so it is partly because of my age.

I've only owned a couple sfh am middle-aged and not sure I agree with flipping sfh at this point to create wealth, time freedom and passive income so I have been reading and there seems to be a lot of talk with multi-families and more specifically apartment investing.

The inheritance is a good thing to fuel a nest egg or retirement, and the fact that you received it at a relatively young age gives you some really good options for long-term growth through compounding interest. 

He is supposed to go public sometime. yep the set employment tax Ill have to look at , I would max out the best I can with the income and age 65 and over contribution to a roth .

As a fairly-newish-to-the-game investor around your age, I appreciate the candor.  

It's like they built their platform in the Bronze Age and its been held together with duct tape ever since.