@Gina Moore I'm in the same boat.

If possible, I would also like to shadow, or preferably assist someone who is either in the same boat or already has experience. 

If I knew more about boats or cars I'm sure I could buy and sell those too.  

I have lots of clients in the same boat- just getting started and trying to make the best possible choices as they move forward.

I'm in the same boat as yourself.  

For example maybe the issue is not that the landlord is keeping rents artificially low but that walking on the living room floor is like walking on a boat and there's significant functional obsolescence throughout the assetLandlords do often keep their rents artificially low, but if you were a lender you would agree that someone throwing good money away is also a little insane and potentially suspect.So these are just a few of the reasons that you and/or your lenders and investors are forced to value your target property on how the property is actually currently performing.On the other hand, as opposed to doing a single valuation you should be doing a full pro forma.

I have lots of clients in the same boat- just getting started and trying to make the best possible choices as they move forward.

@Matt Bowers I'm in a similar boat on my current home.  

My husband finished his residency a couple of years ago and we're in the same boat as you with a ton of student loans to pay off :-/ We still have about 8 years to pay those off, but we've decided not to hold off on investing in real estate.

I have lots of clients in the same boat- just getting started and trying to make the best possible choices as they move forward.