Well, I'm not going to give you hype and encourage you to lure you into any program or strategy of acquiring rentals or doing lending.

Maybe one with a mentorship program.

May be able to get you into some type of loan program.

Then, learn financing programs, finance is the key to  the door in real estate.

Instead of ramping up my marketing and waiting until a deal happens, the wholesaler already has a marketing program and deals in the pipeline.On my latest deal, the guy wholesaling the property really went the extra mile.  

because I teach school until the evening, will be traveling throughout the summer, and will be supporting my wife through a pretty rigorous nursing program in the fall.

I think you'll love their program.

The reias are a feel good environment where the uninitiated  are often taken advantage of  by unscrupulous gurus pitching their endorsed expensive  get rich programs in investment real estate.

Since this is about buying real estate, or finding real estate deals, I put it into this forum section.I'm been a software developer all my life, been programming since I was 10, founded a few tech companies and sold them before jumping into real estate.

Portland has an Early Assistance Program that will allow you to meet with a city planner to determine what options are available to you, I don't remember the cost, but I think it's in the $150.00 range.Hope this helps.