Stuff as simple as replace cabinets/counters and repaint.

It's easiest in terms of needing less capital upfront to get the business going, but it's certainly not a simple business.

Here are a few simple and free ways to learn: Go to real estate meetup groups, attend open houses and speak with the agent there, inspect FSBOs (for sale by owner), walk your area, and speak to people tending their yards.The idea is to engage with other people and ask, Ask, ASK questions about their experience with the local market.Some other ideas: find a home inspector who will let you tag along in a property inspection, and absorb what they are looking at and why.Your mindset and enthusiasm for learning about real estate will open many doors for you.Good Luck!

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.There are over 20 real estate accountants on this site.

The Kindle is delayed due to Thanksgiving; the audio will be out soon.I'm on this site to learn what other Passive investors care about. 

Quote from @Sarah Rhee: I have a real simple rule for investing: never sell an investment unless you can move the money to a better-performing asset, or if the sale will move you closer to your goal.Your situation doesn't meet my rules.

Then they have to learn a bunch of different other sites and apps, where each unit is, etc.

If you can get gross development value then you can figure what the most you can pay to make the site pad ready, do vertical and still make a profit.

Just simple common sense. 

We dispatch them first at $50/hr to see if there is a simple fix and there most often is.