Read Jan Somers book "More Wealth from Residential Property"
I spent years avoiding this book because it wasn't flashy, with all the marketing hype of many in the market, boy was I wrong!
Get your foundation set, focus on your end game strategy and stick to it like glue, believe
'anything truly is possible' align your research and knowledge obtained/acquired in a core direction as a part of your investment strategy. Everything you do will be in assisting the expansion/growth of this strategy and the results you aim to achieve.
And to quote someone else on another thread
"get some skin in the game" whilst minimising risk through proper research and DD, the lessons you learn from this will be invaluable.
Find some core SS's you resonate with and build a relationships with them, similar interests, strategies or general like minded perspectives & thoughts of a more positive nature will help be your guide.
If your not having some fun, stop and re-assess what you really want, find what makes you tick, where your passion meter truly is.
These are just some personal thoughts/opinions, and in no way reflect government guidelines or religious beliefs of how human beings should choose to live.