My plan for this year is improve my credit, get my real estate license (to increase my income on top of my W-2), possibly career transition into the property management space (to learn more), and save as much as possible and learn as much as I can.I’d love to house hack close to home but my area is so expensive it seems like it’d be close to impossible. 

I am looking to join a mentorship program to help lower my learning curve and until I find it, I am educating myself with books, as well as YouTube University and great advice from the BiggerPockets community.I do work full-time in a career that I love and is very rewarding, but I also know I won't attain my goals with my current job.

Quote from @John Clevenger: Hey all, as more of the world is taking on AI especially in the wake of chat GPT, I'm curious what other are doing, or thinking would be cool to do in the real estate field with the integration of AI. 

BTW there is a free trial and the Starter monthly plan is $119.It also allows you to search through consumer information such as property owner "credit worthiness," Credit card usage, buying power, age, language, family members in the house, and many other fields that are above and beyond property characteristics, which is unique.

While that would be nice to build up a lot of money and save, however that would just push me back even further from starting my real estate future plans, careers, family, etc.

Hey Martin, If you're interested in getting started, you should try to find a career in real estate.

It’s invaluable to hear from someone with your depth of experience in the field!

Larger brokerages sometimes are in need of administrative work, which could earn you a steady income while also getting exposure to the field. 

@Jeremy Beland is a good person to connect with on this.Ratings won't help you in this field and you shouldn't be looking for big coaching programs as those are just overview coaching and not focused.

I had a pretty successful career doing that and made good money but, it was not my passion, I love real estate and everything about it the good and the bad.