Your best investment is in yourself.Consider going to college or learning a trade.Use the funds to invest in something that does not require much time so you can focus on learning.If you do decide to get into real estate, you may want to consider doing a house-hack.It will give you a place to live(potentially saving you a few hundred dollars from paying rent and also giving you training wheels for being a landlord).

Hi Robert,I'd recommend reaching out to a local agent in the area or if you know of any property managers in the area.

Hey @Andy Rousch, so we have a site saved over at Bluehost, but I haven't built it out.

I would go with someone you know or a good friend of a friend. 

I had a client a few years back that Ali Bakir @ morpheasy (the broker I use in Chicagoland) helped, who snagged a duplex in Logan Square for about 650K.

In some states, particularly those with warmer climates and robust population growth, seasonality plays a less significant role.

Pretty much whatever makes sense.My plan is for it to be a midterm rental most the year and then be there for a portion of summer to be close to my daughter.  

This is a nice looking unit in what appears to be a well kept building.

Software is a common question on BiggerPockets.

My first house was a condo.