You must generate leads to succeed.

Right now I find it hard to pull the trigger on potential deals that costs 500k and generates 5k in rents.

Look at all the activity you've generated and I’m sure many have not yet seen or had time to chime in.

Could be a good opportunity to solve a huge problem for more and more of the baby boomer generation needing healthcare subsidy through Medicaid.

My friend is pretty big time and I think he parks his money in this way so he can get some kind of return.Newbies usually don't have the cash to park in something that can generate a low return like this.

I looked up some ozone generators for residential that are about $400.

Those were the steps I was unclear of because I could drive around and search for vacant properties, but I need to connect the dots and relate the findings to generate any type of deals.

I am thinking that if I get a Real Estate License, then I will be able to at least generate some income as I venture into Real Estate Investing.

This is because you need capital for long periods of time, making it tougher to find lenders or equity partners.A lot of buy-and-hold investors will also have a more active strategy (real estate or something else) that allows them to generate additional income to speed up their ability to build a rental portfolio.  

My long-term REI goals are to generate enough positive cash flow to achieve financial independence.