Passive income is certainly the name of the game - building a real estate portfolio and creating generational wealth are key ingredients to long term holistic financial health and success.There are fantastic real estate investment opportunities in various markets, particularly in the Midwest and Southeast of the country. 

Haha, no bartending experience here, just trying to mix the right ingredients for a good deal!

A Good Deal With a Bad Ingredient is a Bad DealNot all deals are good deals.

The most important ingredient in real estate is TIME. 

Hi Zoe, welcome good for you to start early, time is the most important ingredient with investing.

If so, what were the key ingredients or tactics you used to make this work?

Time is the #1 ingredient in a long-term investor's success. 

I'm here on the forum to better understand - how others would navigate a similar scenario.I guess I'm still shopping for the ingredients to determine if there is a 🍞 of bread and if I should even attempt to bake it.

Seems like a low risk strategy for you to start taking action on your dreams, which is the crucial ingredient towards reaching FI. 

Remember, the secret ingredient, it's you.