And it was a basic means to an end throughout my 20s (I'm 32) while getting myself through too many years of community college and earning a bachelor's degree that I had too much uncertainty not knowing where it would lead.

Hi Sean, I just stumbled upon your post in my search. the number varies for different bank.

Management intensity varies by asset type and the specific deal, but the bigger question is do you want to deal with it all?  

I recently graduated from college this past December with a degree in Business Analytics.

One way to figure out your "freedom number" is to take your monthly income goal and divide it by amount of cash flow that you can expect to receive per unit.IE:  $3,000 per month / $100 per unit = 30 unitsThe amount of cash flow that can be generated per unit varies from region to region.  

Families that are looking for a home that have small children may be turned off by a pool due to the safety risk, but your experience may vary in the Midwest.Best of luck.

I did get a degree there that emphaised real estate in business.  

Easy to find, easy to rent, easy to maintain.Average cash flow varies too much to say, depends on asset class, purchase price, leverage etc.

Right after graduating, I apply to community college for two years and transfer to a UC school to get a bachelors degree in somewhere around business. then possibly become an agent or work somewhere else.

You won't make a high percentage return (making some broad assumptions, around a 4% return on equity), but if you don't have anything better to do with that money maybe that's a good return for now.There are a ton of options to increase your return by selling and reinvesting the proceeds, all with varying levels of knowledge/risk required.