White shaker, oak shaker, or a light gray shaker style is fairly classic and timeless.

Just not the flavor of investing that fits my style!  

I think it will be unlikely to find a commercial-style loan for a multi-family property at anything less than 20% down...they will likely be 25% or more at this point. 

The graduate school is less than 10 years old and still adding programs, and while dozens of people have begun converting old of homes/office spaces to rental units to capitalize on this obvious opportunity, it remains an investors paradise.The situation:The house is a ~1400 sq ft brick ranch style home on a good plot of land that we recently had surveyed and parceled into two individual lots.

Anyways, I am a single mom of a 2.5 year old little girl, and at the age of 32 have finally gotten to a place where my financials are in order (I graduated from college a bit later in life after teaching acting and producing plays throughout my 20s!).

I am trying to teach myself as much as I can and I am always looking for any information or things that I should look into. if you have any suggestions please let me know. 

Actually there is and it's very popular and can be found here https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67-rehabbing-...Your question depends on the style of the house and the price point.

Are there specific features/styles of homes that perform really well in the area beyond the traditional log cabins?

All I hear about are these books and podcasts that try to "teach" people how to do this with no money. 

People are always wanting to share success stories or failures to help teach someone.