New to real estate investment.

Hello all at BP. I was widowed earlier this you and had my whole life turned upside down in and instant now that I'm a single father I want nothing more than to get out of the rat race of my 9-5 in order to have more time with my daughter in these younger years (she's 9). I've been in real estate for a long time now but never had the courage to jump in. I found bigger pockets about 6 months ago and have been binge listening to the podcast since. I have access to about $30,000 but don't have the best personal credit. I'm in the Chattanooga T.N. area and was wondering if and how I can get started with this amount of capital. Any advice or insight is welcome and thank you in advance.