Thank you JD , as I mentioned I am 1st time home owner and the mistake I did read online about water in basement and I wanted to save my carpets… I think now all of these are wrong fear.

Begin by soaking up knowledge through reading, listening to podcasts, joining online discussions, and getting a real estate license.

Use simple online tools like BiggerPockets to pick apart property details.

We've put feelers out online (like care.com) but haven't received any responses.

I would prefer to go with a established company (rather than an individual hustling on the side) with streamlined processes, transparent online accounting, and a long and strong track record. 

For the baseball cards, you can go online and see how much they go for.Congratulations!

I was reading online about REITs.

I just found out about BP through a search online a while back but I haven't been activate for a couple of years here.

To build a support team, join groups for real estate investing, take part in BiggerPockets online forums, and go to meet-ups for property deals.

Be very careful of these fake on line lenders.. its a huge scam these days.. while 100% exists in the market place its only for well established long term repeat clients.