It does really well however I know it is not the solution to my goals in life and will not maintain the lifestyle I'm seeking.

You will notice if you dig around BP a lot of discussion about TurnKey - this is your number one solution!

Innovative Closing Solutions, LLC.  

No wonder they just up and left.I want to live up to our company's name as much as possible...Winning Solutions.

Anything in real estate so much depends on the location, the type assets, surrounding amenities and what you expect it to do for you.I use Lockstate remote WiFi locks because they are currently the best and solve all the problems a modern smart-lock needs to accomplish: getting the right people through the door at the right times without me having to be there.I run and experiment with various Airbnb solutions:Manage villas for clients in TuscanyHost a turn of the century restored 6 room apartment in a quaint German city near the beach.Manage varying types of other apartments, condos, and houses in various locations in the USA and Europe.Keep in mind when dreaming of the "big bucks", it takes time to:Set up and maintain your Airbnb and various other accounts.Set up each new listing.Communicate with nice and not so nice guests.Factor in vacancies and damages.Outsource and manage cleaning and fixing team.Your dwelling needs to make at least the same income compared to the long-term rental if you're only looking to grow equity.

you know the solution, you just want to try and go around it. 1. get a job (now you have income)2. get some credit cards (now you have credit)3. save some money (now you have assets)4. apply for hard money loan. crawl before you walk, walk before you run, run before you fly.

What you could do is partner with someone as a solution.

There are lots of rental solutions out there changing things fast, and I think google is even funding one (think cozy, etc)....actually, I like that the business model on a small scale can be pretty simple and low tech (I don't need to know how to code!)....

So like most all investors starting out, I have run into a money problem, but I believe I have several solutions.  

Luckily soon after uncovering my problem, I seemingly found my solution, 203K loans (thanks federal government!).