Based in Philadelphia, my goal is to start wholesaling properties as well as buy properties to flip and hold.

Quote from @Godsheritage Adeoye: Hi, I’m Godsheritage, a 20-year-old investor based in the DMV area, focusing on Baltimore, Maryland.

This means 20-25% for a down payment, and it has to be your money that you're using (verifiably in an account that belongs to you).Though there are programs that lend up to 90/100 to first-time investors, those programs usually don't work in Maine due to the rural nature.

I do not call them mentors, but at the end of the day, the role they fill is to provide advice based on their expertise and their knowledge of where we are in our business. 

Based on the numbers, if they're really good, you may not need to ask for much else.

Set a budget as aforementioned 4)  decide what areas you are going to be able to buy in based on the budget.  5) analyze those properties and neighborhoods.  

We can discuss the finances on this purchase (I will be up close to $1m on this after this rehab from 3 sources: 1) purchased below retail 2) value add 3) natural appreciation).  

Out of curiosity, when you travel to new cities for work, are you basing your search for housing on a certain mileage, or walking distance, from the hospital you’re working at?

Inflation will cause rent to go up and if your debt against the property is based on fix rate, your odds will only get better.

So there are many more participants at the novice level who may not understand the risk/reward nature of this type of investment.