I bought my first house in a bad neighborhood at 20yrs old 4 bedroom 2 bath and rented out three rooms . Payed it off in 5yrs bought another house and rented the rooms out of it and my other house .
I kept reinvesting my money into rental properties ,I now have 56 rentals and all are paid for . Now I am getting ready to start a tiny home community on 30 acres I own .
They will buy the home and pay lot rent , I was once in your shoes so don’t give up , I just sold a union contracting company ,So don’t start this hobby until you have disposable income .