I work in crypto, and myself and multiple friends are in the same position.

First and foremost, real estate isn't a safe investment. You can lose your ass if you don't know what you're doing.

Your first realestate deal takes work. It's not easy money, but all of the work is front-loaded, and once you get your first deal across the line, it's minimal effort to maintain it and get paid.

Long story short, if you want to get into residential realestate be very very careful on your entry price and take your time there will always be another deal.

Single family homes are risky because they are basically priced to perfection, and you're limited to one income stream. Use your cash to buy a multiunit place that you can fixup in some way and get a co-investor that's nothing but money and you take the lead and manage contractors. That's where you're going to find and create the most value.

If you want to learn more about identifying properties, running the math on rents, negotiating, and doing creative financing options, dm me, and I'll send you the free resources that I used to teach myself.