[being an agent part time is doable, its not ideal because its a 7 day a week commitment so you are at the mercy of clients and their demands - and they can be demanding just based on the sheer crazy competition of the current market. its alot right now for sure. start slow and team up with someone you would be better off, I always emphasize sustainability and duplicatablity]Here is my dilemma, I working a full-time job and have family obligations so I can only commit to Real estate part-time.

The challenge on this one was really the slow timeline.

We tried all year STR at initial purpose but the off season was slow.  

Plus...escape velocity...Episode 113 – Jay Papasan - Very practical slow and steady adviceEpisode 221 - Tim Shiner - his concept of equity build up and "shearing the sheep" shows some of the flexibility of real estate vs a 401k Last but not least, I also recommend all the tax advice given by my fellow CPAs on the BP Podcast.

Unless you have a partnership...then that could slow it down a bit.

Appraisals are coming in quickly with the overall slow down of the market. 

Take it slow for a couple of years, do 1 or 2 deals at a time.If I were in your shoes I'd look at spending around half of this money on a steady cash flow apartment complex or commercial property in an 'A' location with around 50% leverage.

In my experience, apartment complexes are generally slow to respond to requests to verify rental history.

Now, every market will have "slow seasons" but my goal is to find places that it's so season is still moving along at a decent pace.When everything is said and done, before paying Federal/state, I am aiming for 900-1000/month.

That is going to slow down your deal flow tremendously.