this is my first time on Bigger Pockets, I'm looking to connect with other like minded individuals, and contribute to the community.

Currently I am looking to gain more information/knowledge, network with other individuals, and would love to get involved in real estate.

I am currently a student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and interested in the buy and hold model to create passive income.

Were lending (and thus demand) not constrained, you could easily see today's $150 Thousand dollar home priced well over $1.5 Million.The ONLY option available to the bulk of the remaining working-class Americans is renting - getting a loan+mortgage to buy their own home is simply not within the realm of current economic reality.RE agents and brokers would do well to get up to speed on investing and develop working relationships with investors since we will be doing the bulk of the home buying for the short-term future, the next 10 to 15 years or so.Now, that said, if you have such easy access to cash that it indeed does seem "too easy", you are indeed a rare individual.

That might create an urgency to buy property before you find the right deal.

I'm looking for a company or individual that would be interested and be able to afford a 9 million + apartment complex.

The following covers the self-employment rules. https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employed-individuals-tax-center

Solo 401k plans are no different then full-time employer plans in that they are both sponsored by a business; however, the IRS created solo 401k plans to even the playing between big company employer plans  by relaxing the rules for self-employed businesses to be able to qualify for solo 401k plans (see IRS Pub. 560 which list the requirements to qualify for a self-employed 401k).

Sometimes, there are moments I feel I am still a bit naive, perhaps I should be more aggressive with my sales and rents to maximize a return, but part of me still hold onto the fact that the product we create is what others would call "home".

I would like to find like minded individuals to gain knowledge from.