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Hey @Augusta Owens Bigger Pockets has been so valuable to me in my own journey, so you are in the right place.Ive been hosting an investor meetup the past 3 years and it's been a great place to collaborate with the like minded individuals and collaborate. 15-25 people show up each month and range from new investors to people,e who have been investing for decades.would love to connect and get you some more information! 

Another option if you're looking for something with higher yield than index funds, that's hands off, and will teach you a lot about real estate investing without having to do it yourself could be investing in syndications which is referred to in the book Jonathan recommended.

If they had invested their earnings while they played, they wouldn't need me to teach them real estate.

@Matthew McCarty and @Aileen OuyangInvesting in anything is specific to each individual's goals.

However, nothing prevents two parties from owning % of that lot and living in each building (one in main and other in ADU), creating tenants in common.We may soon see the first individually financed (30 yr mortgage) ADU in LA this year and it will be very interesting.

You should teach a class on "How to Lease a Property". 

Those who can't do, teach. lol.

Since they can't do each property individually, they use comparable sales to make broad generalizations to determine percent changes.

I'm invested with individuals who have each put much more cash into the deal than I have, and their only compensations is a fixed percent of total profit.