If you elect to NOT partner with a very experienced investor OR be involved in a syndication AND truly know nothing about real estate, as you mentioned, I would suggest:1) Find a stellar Commerical Real Estate Broker to help you with your search.  

Also, in terms of the cost, we want to cut down and looking for options like bump-out which could cost us less since it doesn't involve touching existing roof and foundation and use this bump-out to add the bathroom.

If the HML involves draw requests, how quickly can they fund a draw?

I am not sure these people will continue with RV travel after they realize the effort and cost involved.

Also, in terms of the cost, we want to cut down and looking for options like bump-out which could cost us less since it doesn't involve touching existing roof and foundation and use this bump-out to add the bathroom.

Thought I post a quick intro to start getting involved with the forum. 

But to delay the taxes you would have had to exchanged it for something else involving a QI.

BP is a good start but there are more ways to be involved with real estate than as an agent.

Try to find these agentsby looking at the agents involved on "investor special" deals, or "handyman specials", etc., and small multi-family transactions.Then you'll have to work your way up their list as they'll have relationships with other investors already.

I'm really excited to get more involved with Bigger Pockets.I'll share a bit about my background, my plans, and how I'll contribute to the Bigger Pockets community.My wife and I bought our first house in Columbus, OH back in 2010 for $209k using the first-time home buyers tax credit and an FHA loan.