Hoping to generate enough cash flow in order to quit my day job by age 30 to volunteer, travel, and work on things I'm more passionate about.

Michael Swan that's great , I can tell you have a real passion for teaching .

You don't need a college degree to make great money and college is pretty much a scam in any major except the STEM related ones.I'd highly recommend he learn how to sell first, read books on sales, go to Sam's Club/CostCo and buy gum or candy and upsell it at school to kids and make money that way, start a landscaping business, sell anything and learn how to sell well, then start trying to sell stuff online and figure out what it is that you have a passion for that you can sell and provide value to people's lives.

Idea is to be passionate about the real estate... but within the limits and the boundaries of your own inner self and your desires.Idea is not to have expectations when visiting these networking meetings, but rather realization of your confidence...   

My goal and passion, however, is to invest in long-term buy and hold rental properties, ideally using the BRRRR method.

There is so much info, and it has propelled me to have the confidence I needed to take the first few steps into a passion I have always had into real estate investing.To simply put it, I feel like a dry sponge, and bigger pockets is a puddle of water on the counter, and Im soak in up all the knowledge. 

I just moved here last week and I’m looking to connect with others that are passionate about real estate.

Those who seem most certain are often those who know the least: "the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

Because I have a passion for landlording, including the property management role! 

I took heed to each and everyone of the stories of stuggles in the beginning, the bluntness on how I can be more focus and determine in achieving my goals, the passion for helping others and support most people shared through this post  was everything to me, the different strategies i can use without alot of cash or credit was so valuable in my RE education.