It really depends on location, quality of home features, amount of privacy for renters/members, and competition.

@Shannon Mogilinski which areas do you cover? 

Hey BP, Im curious on what some of you would say as the better route to go and why.I'm at a crossroads between:Starting and focusing on New construction for single-family houses to eventually get into being able to build small to medium editions as a long-term goal.

Plus, taxing on social security becomes an issue if I do this later. 

It's turned into a money pit, but at the same time it's on a beautiful .90 acres with a view of the mountains and a pool that I had remodeled.

Focus on buying or starting a biz.

How is the Belleville, IL area? is it good for rental?

Join local meetups or online groups (here on BiggerPockets, Meetup.com, other other local REIA are the good ones).

As the post shows, I am "starting out" on my investing journey.

--> $50K minimum investment, with at $10K SWAN account to cover expenses related to the purchase of ONE property, including ongoing maintenance while the property is rented for a 4-5 year term.