I'm trying to get into the real estate investing game and am looking for a comprehensive guide/walk-through on different investing methods.

Trust there are tons of things I didn't touch on so please don't take my response as comprehensive.

That said, you'll want to be very mindful of location: Many parts of Austell are in or near active floodplains, as evidenced by the catastrophic Flood of 2009 (https://www.weather.gov/ffc/atlanta_floods_anniv).The City of Austell Public Works Department provides comprehensive Floodplain Management services, including education, mapping, and many other resources, at https://www.apwsm.org.

Only you can truly take a comprehensive approach to your overall investments.

I'm sure not a comprehensive list but:HELOC advantage is you don't pay interest on it until you actually draw on it. 

The deal becomes far more palatable with a larger spread.I'm not overly concerned with making a killing on this first deal (although obviously it wouldn't hurt), I really am looking at it as an opportunity to get some hands-on experience, and to enhance my ability in assessing repair costs and my knowledge of the local market.

I look forward to building bridges to connect me with relationships that can only enhance my ability to ensure success!

For those that it does not deter, running things this way greatly enhances your odds of winning those lawsuits.

I also spend hours running very comprehensive CMA reports on properties to analyze their list factors, sold factors and the average percentages of their tax assessment value that they are selling for as well.

I'm in Oakland County as well and am relatively new to the exciting world of real estate investing.I've found Bigger Pockets to be the most comprehensive source of info around all types of real estate investing.