Start letting everyone you know what your plans are and how you’re going to achieve them through Real Estate.

If that is the case, 35-40k very achievable in the TN Smokies IF you can get a decent property around $300k, which these days is tough to do, unfortunately.  

If I had a $100K, is it reasonable to find a deal that will achieve $1000 a month in cash flow?

Calculate your current monthly expenses, see what can be eliminated or reduced, calculate your new monthly number, and plan how to achieve. 

Depending on your mix, some places might not be achievable in any of the markets or might be achievable in any market.

He was able to achieve this return by purchasing fantastic real estate and getting a great credit tenant. 

Keep up with the outreach and don't let it stop you from achieving your goals!

Not to lead you to an answer, but slight diversification while achieving similar results could serve you best in the long term! 

For right now, I am focused on Maryland (Gaithersburg, Rockville, Baltimore areas).Would love to connect with any and all investors, hard money lenders, private money lenders, contractors, tax experts, lawyers, and anyone who wakes up thinking about achieving their big life goals, one day at a time.I'm always down for a quick 10-15min zoom chat to see how we could help each other.Prior experience includes managing co-working spaces, recruitment manager, event manager, digital advertising, digital marketing, and web development.

Hotel and hospitality on the other hand should see a massive rebound next year once we achieve a better state of immunity.