I've even bought property from owners out of the country,  the farther away the better. 

That makes sense I look after more rural or country properties.

My question is, while my mother is a great agent who thinks she knows what I should do next it helps to have the advice of the experienced, should I go with my current plan or is there a better path I should take on my journey to passive income? 

@Gibran Sierra Going the wholesale route is the best path to go when starting out.

I'm joining BiggerPockets to network with other investors, agents, lenders, and other real estate professionals investing in this area and throughout the country.

One of our goals in moving to this city a few months ago form Springfield, MO is to use my real estate career to help provide housing for veterans, international students and returning missionaries who may have trouble finding housing or getting financing for housing as many are returning with little income and/or little credit history as they have been out of the country and often can't show a stable income.

Looks like your on a good path forward and working hard, nice nice!

It seems at times we seek to re-live some of the mistakes that lead up to that event but the path and pressure comes from different angles now.  

Marker us very diversified now and Ft Hood is largest Base in country.

I tossed everything in my car and sprinted cross country to work on a tech startup in the real estate industry and I've been hooked on real estate ever since.