These numbers are not just statistics—they represent lives changed, dreams realized, and legacies built.

i am stuck on which strategy is best for me in acquiring my first investment property. i am 18 years old, in my first year of my electrical apprenticeship. being a first year i am not making enough money to save cash and pay my car payment/insurance every month, and other needs: gas, food, etc. i want to get my first property this year and i thought that house hacking would be the right move for me. i found a duplex that rents $1,250 and already has two tenants inside of it but to be able to afford a down payment realistically i would have to use my FHA and jump in the other side. after talking to some people around me i would be having to pay quite a bit out of pocket every month for the mortgage and i just don't make enough money right now to do that. i want to be great more than anything in this world. this is all i think about all day every day and it drives me crazy. i have to acquire a property this year to satisfy myself. i just don't have the right people around me to help me make the right decisions in the real estate market, so i am trying to figure out all of this on my own and it is getting overwhelming. with my situation what would be the best strategy to aquire a property this year. i am not submitting to saving money for years, i have to do this. i made a promise to myself. 

Here’s what I do in this situation - I totally clear my minds, put myself in a meditation like state - and “dream”.  

It dawned on me that working to survive and save up for retirement was all but a dream, and could be ripped away any moment.

@Stephen Chittenden, thanks for the advice.Ultimately, different people have different thresholds for what is too sketchy an area and what is somewhat acceptable. 

Your strategy and goals will affect the impact your "dream team" needs, but generally, that is a good place to start networking. 

Add at least 1 million new homes by 2044—not by paving over farmland or building endless subdivisions, but by reimagining what’s possible in the neighborhoods we already have.This isn’t just a city planner’s dream or a legislative talking point.

Just curious if there are any successful individuals using the BRRRR method in the Atlanta area in the last year, considering the rise in rates. 

And wish you all the best in bringing many good people hope and a pathway to more freedom to their and their family's life. 

Also, the first 5-7yrs we get to enjoy that amazing dream land known as 0 or near 0 cap-x and maintenance.