My name is Jenna and my husband and I are just starting to dip our toes into the real estate world!

Then if you still 100K off, I would start dropping the price in a big way to get to an even playing field. 

Honestly, it seems like you’ve got more skin in the game than I do since I’m just getting started as a bird dog, but I really admire your approach.I think your focus on tax-efficient strategies and building a reliable team is spot on.

To clarify, I will only discuss renovations for rental properties, not renovations in general.Before you start, clarify your goalsWhy do you renovate a property?

Quote from @Argel Algura: Hey Bigger Pockets Community,A year ago I wrote about rebuilding and starting over in life and considering real estate investing as a path (see post here: "Bad credit, minimal cash and starting over in life . . .

We are looking into the possibility of starting out OOS investing in Indianapolis.

I started my LLC in the summer and still working through some kinks getting website started for marketing.

Start saving up and buy your first place.

I know that's what you started this thread for. 

I would start with the marketplace section here on BP.