Given that we are carrying ALL of the financial risk, I am having a hard time seeing why this would be reasonable or fair.

That's a span of time you can't even fathom at your age.2)  BUILD a SOLID FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONGet your credit score to >700 (there's a ton of info on how to build your credit anywhere on BP or Google)Obtain or continue earning W-2 income (this becomes important when you want to obtain a mortgage down the line)Pay down any bad (consumer) debt and don't pile on any additional bad debt.Start saving.

@Matthew CopelandTax Liens and Crowd Funding are pretty much the best options for a smaller account.Most investors will work within the standard financial services space to grow their savings and then switch to a self-directed account once they have the type of funding necessary to participate in more significant non-traditional assets such as real estate and notes.

Are there any legal/financial ramifications if I collect rent through my personal Venmo account, then transfer to my business account for my rental property?

My goal is to reach financial freedom within the next 5 years.

It is a tremendous resource.  

My long term goal is to reach financial freedom by building a buy and hold portfolio that consist of single/multi family houses.       

Hey everyone, I'm looking to use BP as a great resource to both learn and network as much as possible, so I figured I'd start off with an introduction post!

There are a lot of good resources here on BP.

I'll use it as another resource to build my network.