If you are looking to generate cash flow faster, you could purchase a turnkey property that has already been rehabbed and is generating income.

It passed down two generations. 

Being able to buy versus rent has made my entire family wealthier for several generations now, and I am thankful for it.    

Also, my target is generating enough income to live really well, not just survive.  

Yet another is to be direct, 'come clean' about your problem ('I need to buy X before this date, can you help me please?').

If you think professionals are expensive, try paying for the clean-up of an amateur. (3) Being a RE Investor is "A Business"! 

In my class I met someone who does general contracting (we're meeting), a couple that does cleaning (commercial and residential), a painter, a couple who owns a custom cabinetry company, and a stager/designer (good to know, but my sister is great at interior design and I'll probably collaborate with her for staging/decorating at least in the beginning).

(e.g. lowes, home depot, lumber liquidators)  To generate your own knee jerk estimate, go price out all of these items w/ your square footages. 

She tells me keep them out of the basement, have the parents guarantee she has someone clean the common areas twice a month.

So now I want to take this seriously here in the USA and start generating a revenue stream for my recently expanded family ( I gave birth to a baby girl last August).