The other site that I would be looking at is meetup.com as well, they have a lot of meetups in your area that you can attend to get in front of people doing the stuff you want to be doing.  

Your strong foundation in the stock market and tech background positions you well for success in real estate investing.

Is your midterm you live in performing well? 

More than likely you would need to give up around 70-80% of equity and own a minority - some deals would allows you to buy it back at a set price as well. 

Reducing risk requires at least some time spent in research and involvement in a deal.There are many other things you learn along the way as well. 

Imagine you only do 1/3rd as well as they did.

It's that simple.Doesn't hurt to have real hardwood floors and A/C as well.

I stuck to it and it has treated me well over the years.I did not start investing ( other than buying a home to live in) till many years later..

MD/VA licensees are common, having a WV license as well as the other 2 isnt that common in the area.

this works well if the tenant is a national user or multi unit operator who has built these buildings many times.