He has taken it upon himself to try to fix the router in the other tenants apartment.  

But now it's become the second homes of the ultra rich and the second fastest growing financial sector in the country.

That may be the fastest way to find a pool of good contractors.Best to you.

Is not the fastest but is very safe and only goes up with history. 

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If you can find a 2-4 unit property that would allow you to use an FHA loan, thats the fastest (cheapest) way to get started.

Ask what areas rent the fastest, what the rents run, etc.

If you are interested in multi-family units, a great book to take a look at is "Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads: The Fastest and Safest Way to Real Estate Wealth" by Larry B.

Like I said above, I want to replace my income with real estate, I am just trying to find the best path to go about this and the fastest way to add properties into my portfolio.

Go if you feel like it is for you and not because of pressure, I did not go to collage and opened my own business at the age of 23 and made money that is getting me involved in RE now.So if I was you I would think “what is the fastest track for me to make money so I can start investing in RE?”