A LOT OF ENERGY, for sure.

I will mention this concept to my parents.Take advantage of resources Bigger Pockets has to offer such as: ebooks, forums, blogs, awards, webinars, podcasts, keyword alerts, the learn tab, informative people in many fields of real estate, colleagues, and more.

I came across this forum on Google and it seems to be a great resource.

Colleague request may connect you with a resourceful person.

BP is full of resources.

This is such a great first step and there are so many resources here. 

After investing tremendous amounts of time and energy to making someone else's company profitable, With truly no security, no significant return, or opportunity for residual income.

They do all the time, and that's why small investors can profit even with their limited resources. 

Based on my research, real estate investing, if done properly, can definitely help me achieve that as well as all the resources that BP has to offer.My initial interest in real estate sparked years ago when I was about 19-20.

Welcome to the site @Cody VanEckhoutte, Be sure to check out all of the free resources, in addition to the Forums.