Coaches are best when you want to go from somewhere to somewhere better, but not the best spend when you are starting from scratch.

You need comparable sales BEFORE you spend $175 or the appraisal will come low to your expectations.

.), spending time with my family, and always continuing to better myself whether that be reading books, being outdoors and exercising, networking, and/or sharpening my skills for my trade.I started my real estate journey in 2021 after a software business I was a partner in had a bad partnership breakup that saw me lose everything (financially). 

The court forms do not track this type of eviction so based on your sophistication you may spend a considerable amount of time and if you are off in the slightest the court will withhold judgment. 

R&D is like split testing, trial and error is "I'll be damned to spend the time investing in knowledge so let's just hope we survive the guessing". 

However I'm thinking if I ever hit the windfall on something like this, their pockets are probably way deeper than mine and I'm not going to want to spend the money to fight it.

I'd start by looking at where the money is going and how to increase your income and lower your spending. 

Make sure you spend a lot of time reading, learning, and meeting people before making the first investment.

Many are spending their money on Christmas gifts. 

However again if your bound and determined to buy the physical assset then you need to buy quality not C class.. you will NOT get consistent cash flow like you are thinking your will. you will have tenants stop paying you will then get NO rent for 2 to 6 months as you evict and then spend thousands rehabbing the house they just trashed..