😂I bet others would too, we're all a little disturbed to be in this business....... 

@DeBret McGee IIYour best bet is to secure a deal with creative financing, seller financing or meter lease options.

@Robert Lum  you bet you can troll around a site like BP read their books listen to the pod cast of those that are successful and talk about their business's.. its inspiring and motivational.but if you really want to learn the nuts and bolts you need to get in the game.the best and least expensive way to do that is to simply take a pre license course in your state.. learn the laws ( the real laws not the BS that is talk about on line).. terminology etc. then go to work with a brokerage in the aspect of Real estate that interest  you.. there you will get REAL training by those that are successful you get on a team.. you get paid as you learn.

Lots of crime over there, I'd say best bet would be 1 occupied and 1 vacant.

He is not financially independent, but I bet he's living the life you dream of.Figure out what you really want, then start building a plan to get there.

With C or below you probably can't avoid some of it so I'd go with a recency bias, ie anyone who has a long period of time between their last eviction and successful rentals other places will be a safer bet than the guy that just got evicted. 

There are very few sellers of notes right now, so who are you buying and selling too.You are going to be sadly dissappointed and realize after 3-6 months you probably wasted your money.Your best bet is to join some groups on FB or elsewhere and start to learn that way.Let me ask you this question: Have you spoken to any note investor out there to ask them about the environment today to actually get into notes? 

I did a 1031 Exchange back in 2022 because there were eviction moratoriums in place so I had to sell once my rental became vacant.

If you choose to sell, consider post-retirement timing, installment sales, or a 1031 exchange to mitigate taxes.

If paid by the lender (this is common for conventional financing, especially with retail lenders), the origination and/or underwriting fee is “baked” into the interest rate, therefore giving you a higher rate in exchange for lower out of pocket costs.