A big thanks to Bigger Pockets for teaching me the importance of "running the numbers" and for the wisdom imparted to me from many successful investors interviewed on the podcasts. 

If you hustle and show some promise, they will teach you things and help you find ways to make money.Wholesaling or bird-dogging is probably your best option.

We have 45 lease option properties in Arizona that follow this pattern pretty closely and we teach and coach people how to do it at our monthly meetup groups.

As soon as you like to get more the risk for your funds increasesYou want to ask yourself what your strategy really is:Do you want to build a portfolio of assets that will pay you passive income for the rest of your life (also called buy and hold and aligned with a lot fo what "Rich dad poor dad" teaches?

It shows how gullible (not trying to be mean here) people can be when listening to academics who have never done anything other than teach.

But first, there's plenty you can teach yourself. 

He also does some mentoring to teach people.

Second, ask yourself what approach will teach you more so you have an even bigger advantage for your next step.The answer to me is pretty obvious. 

The current teaching tells folks that 5k is the minimum target.

I learned this formula on the first day I was introduced to wholesaling, and I hear it all of the time in books, podcasts, and at REI meetings where they are teaching wholesaling.