They are more focused on having you sign up people under you to achieve overrides (commission) on loans they may close.

I have successfully gotten parts from them for repairing older appliances.  

I think you should start by looking at your strengths and weaknesses.If you like to fix things then flipping and landlording are the way to go.If you like numbers and aren't handy, then note investing and mortgages are the way to go.What I'm getting at is that you can amplify your success if you combine your real estate investing with something you're gifted at. 

I’m pretty young so when I hear other young people being successful it motivates me a lot more 

Will this property achieve a personal investment goal for you?

Webster defines investing as "expending money with the expectation of achieving a profit".

This is my success story of my first buy and hold property. 

Everyone from the successful plumber to the young, professional couples just starting out live here.

Just like you didn't automatically become Popeye when you ate spinach, you don't automatically become a successful investor when drop money into a Fundrise campaign.

I was wondering if it was possible to become a successful real estate developer in smaller markets like mine and the surrounding areas versus being in a major metropolitan city.