New member, want to learn about investing

[Debra Anderson]

Hello everyone. My name is Deb and I have been in healthcare for 25 years. It is getting exhausting and increasingly more complicated. I really want to be proactive in property investment with the goal of earning enough passive income to be my own boss without crazy and unpredictable work hours. I have been thinking about real estate for quite a while but unsure about how to approach it on a beginner level. I am the single income provider so I do not have a lot of extra funds to drop 20% on an investment and curious how others can invest in multiple properties? How does one become part of an investment group to gain more capital to put towards more property? My goal is to invest in the Kansas City area where I eventually want to end up at in the next 3-5 years. 
Thank you!