Given your timeline of at least 20 years until you want to retire, even if you bought a turnkey house every other year or every year you’d have 10-20 properties.I think the struggle you will face with BRRRR and trying to balance a full time job and social life is time.

Your likelihood of success depends a) you learning about the best practices for whichever area(s) of REI you choose to pursue, b) taking action on what you learn, c) not giving up when you face challenges, and d) building a network of people whose expertise, skills, and resources you can leverage to achieve your mutual goals (realtors, lenders, other investors, CPA, attorneys, etc.)Best wishes in your future plans. 

Everyone comes in with a plan, but underestimate the amount of crime they will face, turnover will be high and so forth.

Once you find a few that are interested in helping you, schedule some face to face meetings with them to learn more about their business model.After you go through this process, it should be clear who the correct company is for you!

It was a bit of a unicorn as his budget was just barely enough to get into an entry-level home. 

And I didn't want that to happen.Not sure this helps, but that was my experience with tax assessment....I got the bank to agree to sell it to me for that the owners were upside down, owed about $230k and facing foreclosure.

BP also has quite a few active (I am one) , retired or former military members that face similiar challenges to you , and can help identify some military and VA benefits ( VA loan being the big one ) you can useKen

(Buyer wanted a pumpout and inspection and asked us to pay for pumpout, which I couldn't believe a company would bill us for with a straight face.

From the look on his face, I think he finally understood.Bottom line, if you are starting out, focus on doing deals.

I've barely got to the forums yet.