Your best investment is in yourself.Consider going to college or learning a trade.Use the funds to invest in something that does not require much time so you can focus on learning.If you do decide to get into real estate, you may want to consider doing a house-hack.It will give you a place to live(potentially saving you a few hundred dollars from paying rent and also giving you training wheels for being a landlord).

I'm looking for a skip trace platform and seen these two as an option.

A few good deals are often all it takes for them to see you as a reliable source.When you’re consistently getting solid deals, you won’t even need to search for cash buyers—they’ll come looking for you!

This is a flip.

Maybe we can set up a joust tournament in here.

I own a recently renovated 3 bed 1 bath  in the Greensboro area.

But, yes, whether purchasing a pre-construction condo or using a property manager, it's important to do your due diligence and work with people you can trust.

It depends what your goals are, but I'm inferring that this is a comfort/long term investment as opposed to a quick flip.

They do a good job.

A deal like that is SoCal is good!