And you definitely do not need a license to be an investor.

With your background in the Air Force, MBA, and construction, you're in a great position to launch a real estate venture.

Whether it’s advice, joint ventures, or even just sharing your experiences, your input would mean a lot.Feel free to drop a comment below or message me directly.

Based on a quick answer from Perplexity it seems like there would be no issue with you buying the home and collecting passive income, but you may not be allowed to manage it yourself since that is considered active work.

Just like if you were doing a marketing campaign for any other business type, you have a lead list and now you have to work it and see what you can sell.Yes, its a lot of manual work.

Can you manage yourself?

Firstly, do you manage your own property or do manage mix of your own plus clients' property?

In my experience, you either put the hours in up front or at the end, but either way you (or someone on your team) has to do it.

There are ways you could do this, but it sounds like you've already resigned yourself to the loss so I won't bother.

I would venture maybe $20k total, conservatively.