You don't need to save up $100K or quit your job today in order to become a successful investor. 

well thats part of the job  checking out your collateral.. :)  

He left his job last year and my team found him a property to flip.

One of the most common mistakes beginners make is jumping into large rehab projects without having a solid team or boots on the ground. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

A tenant lost his job at the same time as his wife, I met with them and found out they had family in Atlanta thay could move in with, but didn't have the money to get there.

I'm doing quite a bit myself but the cast iron part is a job bigger than I can handle.Any recommendaitons for rough-in plumbers in NJ and willing to travel about 15 miles outside of Newark?

He does a great job and is very reasonable, and is just a great guy.  

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

STR it will cost you big.this isn't a difficult job depending on the fridge location.