Never thought of myself ever achieving "a million dollars"  in liquid capital or even real property, but I was talking with my wife and she says that for a 5 years goal, in this day and age that is probably lowballing it considering I don't have a fulltime job to dance around time wise.Anyway- thanks again mega for your replies!

Unlike you, my hustle is back somewhere in 1998 but I do have some other perks that go with age....LOL.

I too work in auto and am relatively close in age (24).

Id like some pointers and ideas on how to start this business as well as if its a good idea at such a young age? 

If you leave the employer, those loans have to be paid back, so be ready to do that or it becomes a distribution and is taxed and penalized for those under 59.5 years of age.

Some people can't be told anything, regardless of age, only a fool doesn't recognize good advice.

I am really just getting started on the business journey of buying and holding rentals for passive income at the ripe age of 24..

I could put in the age of the mechanicals in each property, along with their life expectancy, to get a better handle on how much I should be putting away each month for capex.  

How does hot water heater look/age?

House size, age, lot size etc are also knobs you can turn.