What is your position and what do you want to achieve I can give you some pointers to help.

@Jason LamBe very careful of “Deals” that people are trying to sell you.The challenge with you being non-local to an area is you are 2 dimensional and only as good as your team on the ground.I recommend before you buy anything make sure you know what your end goals are for the reason you are investing once you know what your end goal is then you create a strategy to achieve that goal.Once you know the strategy then you find the properties that fit.Once you know what a “deal” is to you and you know your business plan... then you find the team that aligns with you and your business model.We work with a lot of investors, of the 1,000 properties we manage 50-60% are out of state / out of country investors.

Let’s assume you can earn $100 of spendable cash flow per door, how many doors would you need to achieve your goals? 

I would suggest trying to picture what your life looks like when you retire ,how much cash do you have coming in ,and where those assets placed once you have an idea of what that goal looks like then you create the strategy to achieve that goal.I don't think you need to get a job in the industry to be successful.

I feel like I achieved something :)  Thank you for those of you who answered my question and gave me confidence.

In the meantime you can try to learn as much as you can about real estate investing and figure out what your strategy will be to achieve your goal.

I am currently 19, and attending college but I seek more in life as I have certain goals I want to achieve.

Not short term...long term...with an actual number with a "$" in front.2 - Work your way backwards (reverse engineer) from step #1 by breaking down Step #1 into smaller mini steps...I like to call them "achievable measurable milestones".3 - Define the financial criteria, as in "how much profit" or  "cash flow" must you get at each of your Milestones.4 - Go find the micro-markets where the property profiles align with each of the different criteria from Step #3...they will be different profiles since the criteria will be different.5 - Decide on the best strategy, or strategies, that will achieve each Milestone.6 - Run a practice/test using actual properties...as if you were doing it for real.7 - Now...do it for real.

A couple of thing I am working on to achieve my first purchase: I am looking at 2 strategies (BRRR or just raising my own capital), which would be better ?

-Write a personalized letter to send with your offers; tell the sellers about your family and your goals in life, how this property will help you achieve those goals.