I am very big on building equity, largely due to my career situation.

Went to a community College for diploma, then worked, interned and got hired in her field of study before graduating college with a bachelor's last month with no debts in a growing field with high demand and six figure yearly salary.She bought a primary residence 2020 with 3% down and house hacked, which allowed her to live rent free for 2 years while tenants paid down the loan.

Understanding the power behind real estate investing has changed my life / career dreams.Sold a 2yr old new construction home in Westmont IL...

Obviously, the rules will differ from state to state.The most successful buyers have trusted bidders with cashier’s checks in multiple denominations (for cash sales) and the actual buyers have field runners and people to monitor multiple prospective properties at a given time and check sales status for postponements due to BK, etc.This is the case in larger metro markets where many properties could go to sale but few do so.There are often better ways to acquire properties then auctions.

It will be work doing something you believe in with odds of success with the outcome.Any avenue takes work because the top 10% in any field that are very good at what they do tend to make the most money.

So, good for you on that, I think that's the best path to success in a field that is generally frowned upon.

I have been an agent for 35 years and started my investing career many years ago and am amazed that so few agents take advantage of the leverage and opportunities we have over others to build wealth and passive income. 

The goal is to change careers to something that allows me to decide my hours (in the process of now), become a landlord, and finally spend more time with my kids and family. 

You aren't getting reps in the field.

I understand this career it would be helpful to have a degree but I have also learned that some people learn more and progress more by doing.