Would you turn over your money to an inexperienced first-time real estate investor that you didn’t know?  

It's important to have the advice and perspective of an industry old-timer, in my opinion. 

I remodeled her bathroom, upgraded her kitchen a little and added central air and other things.

He loved the idea and was open to working with me on payment as I gave him the purchase price he was looking for, so I was able to structure it with cash flow from day one, at the time rents were 40% below market value.

.: Quote from @Joe Fish:I just want to know all of these people who quit their W2s in their 30s/40s to be full time RE investors, are they just saving up a lot of money considering long term care?

You enter into the kitchen area with little space for your coat but that's expected at 550.sqft.

Don't redo the kitchen, maybe some paint and new hardware will suffice.

It's about 750 sq ft with no kitchen and I can't keep people away from it. 

Both times I bought and I did a refurb (nothing structural, just new kitchens, bathrooms, moved walls around).

Are there brokerage services who guide first timers through the process?