I'm focusing on getting all the education I can right now, so feel free to share your #1 REI tip for newbies :) Outside of real estate, I work full time (remotely) in EdTech and enjoy hiking, gardening, and kayaking.

Started out as a total newbie a few years ago.

I am a newbie investor from the Bay Area, CA who currently has one SFH in Indianapolis that is being rented out.

Even under this scenario, with a 50/50 split, you will not be getting paid for doing all the work.Another option would be for you to put in 50% of the purchase price using an LLC that you own 100%, borrow the remaining 50% from your investor as a 2nd position loan at a fair interest rate with points, and borrow the rehab under your personal guarantee.Better, if you can find a lender who will lend to a newbie, and they are out there, you could borrow the purchase money using some of your cash as a down payment, as well as all the rehab funds using a construction loan.

Also, outside of finding out state certification of need requirements, what other things should a newbie look for? 

s are naive, I am a total newbie.

Newbie on my first off-market deal, figuring it out as I go.

I'm trying to make the right choices but still feel like a newbie. 

 Hello, I'm looking to diversify and hopefully build a portfolio of rental investment properties. I'm hoping to partner with an expert to buy, flip and rent my first multifamily property.     

Ya'll. I need a pep talk. I started investing this past fall and my start has been ROUGH. I'm discouraged, and I don't need tough love - I'm hard enough on myself as it is. I really don't even need advice. I just need...