I realize this will take work, but I also don't want to squander precious time with my kids while they're still at home.Looking for a few recommendations, ideally without obliterating my initial budget (which currently just comes out of our household budget): 1.

Sleep is precious.

I despaired and wasted precious problem solving time moping, and as a result, ended up holding the property much longer than I should have.

I despaired and wasted precious problem solving time moping, and as a result, ended up holding the property much longer than I should have.

Acquiring those doors requires you to live below your means, save precious Capital for your investments, and work your A** off in your free time. 

I'm a young, driven and passionate man who just turned 22 today and started my first day at my first corporate job just to come to find out I desperately hate this lifestyle of trading your precious hours of your life to "get by", the act of trading your soul for soulless work that I could care less about.

Living well below your means to save precious Capital. 

Also curious to hear from others as far as investment types: crypto, bitcoin, oil and gas, precious metals, I don't have a full understanding of crypto/bitcoin and have heard that it's volatile.

And that means investing in stocks, bonds, real estate, crypto and precious metas. 

If you are self managing, the value of the effort should be subtracted off the return because your time is precious and deserves to be compensated.