Many online courses are self-paced, so working on it in your spare time is absolutely doable.If a career shift isn’t your goal, you can still learn the "game" through various other means.

Instead, roll the funds into an IRA or Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA) to keep them tax-deferred and open up flexible investment options, including real estate.

We want to plan in the most tax vantaged ways (which includes keeping future AGI as low as possible) and open to new-age and creative concepts.Respectfully ask to keep discussion to topic vs. selling one's self or services seeking new business.

.- They can rent by the room and self-manage to produce day 1 cash flow.- Many of these HCOL areas also have strict limitations on AirBnB or short-term rentals... that do not apply to owner-occupants - thus allowing for extreme cashflow potential for house-hackers.

My son (age 24) however, is an independant contractor / self employed and is trying to buy a house. 

Seriously though, if you haven't already get your self a solid real estate-focused tax professional in your corner.

Currently, I self manage using software program that centralizes the majority of information and messaging and pushes to all the platforms that we list the properties on. 

If you want to be buying right now and can't self source leads though you're probably going to need to adjust your acceptable numbers and focus on the long term.

I agree that the best way to make money is self manage your short term rental (not AirBNB, that is a platform).

Im self employed, roughly make $130k gross anually, 1099 NEC , no debt at all, 740 credit score.