From my understanding, DM is most effective if you can do several rounds 3+.  

Good way to get your feet wet in real estate is wholesaling.

We've been laying the groundwork for a move to a larger property via running these 22 (soon to be 23) units successfully on our own, and by participating in syndications as passive investors where we learn at the feet of investors much more experienced in large multi-family projects.  

If your rental is located on a back street that doesn't have a lot of traffic, you may be able to use a bandit sign on a close by busy street to alert passer byes that a rental is available round the corner, or something like that.

Need to build a wooden deck , it would be a 12x20 deck, roughly 11 feet high.

We only moved the toilet about three feet to the shower, so it's not like it's long distance heavy lifting to put it back, if they want.108 year old house, FHA and HUD and income taxes didn't even exist when it was built.There was also some other little stuff that was a few hours in an afternoon of work for the buyers.

For my first purchase, I wanted to find something with relatively less risk, just to get my feet wet.

I would like to start growing a solid list of people to mail deal information too so I can start getting my feet wet, so to speak!

Then, round down everything.

We also made sure it was extra clean when the next round of tenants came to see it and accomodated showings.With the exception of what Michaela said about accepting too much rent upfront, I wouldn't necessarily rule them out.