Pros - quickly pay off high interest loan and begin to cashflow $40k per year after year 4 with no inputs from my W2 job. 

My goal is to create cash flow and gain financial independence to where I can leave my full-time job.

You are approaching it the right way with creating a foundation, getting your finances in order and learning about the businessGood luckGinoHi Gino,My interest in real estate started after I got my first career job and realized how demanding it can be.

If anyone has any advice on starting construction, good place to find cheaper trim, doors, cabinets LVP etc, or even people in the Minneapolis/north metro that you would recommend for the job I would love to hear it.

They do a thankless job for pennies and are expected to work 24/7/365.You should sell the property and move on to a property that makes investing sense.

Hi Pan, Work a second job, use that money for the down payment on your next purchase.

After you are established and settled in the job and location that you will call home for the near future, then house hack. 

You really want to ask yourself why do you want to get your real estate license because most people think the job is way easier than it is.

This is a garden home and the yard is fenced in with a 10 foot privacy board in board fence The neighbor stated it was making her violently ill and that it is a health hazard for her as it was coming in through her vents and or windowsshe has also been known to harass my last tenant, and sending us text that trees are too close to her home telling us that we need to cut it because there were branches over her skylight and she claims that it was scratching the cover. she called the city when the last tenant had to sell all of her items at an estate sale due to loosing her job and having to move from the property and cited that she was in violation of city ordinances due to not informing the county of an estate sale.

His criminal record shouldn't play a role if he was released from prison five years ago and has held a steady job, has good landlord references, etc.Disorderly conduct looks pretty minor, and I don't see how it poses a risk to you.