When it’s sold I’ll post the entire journey start to finish with numbers.

You've already got a fast start.

And start the two year clock ticking again. 

Start with VRBO and Airbnb and use their iCal function to sync calendars. 

Quote from @Edward Barrett: New investor here trying to stay in my local market (Dayton, OH).Since I've started looking for my first deal I've come across a few section 8 properties that seem to pencil, but I'm a bit loath to jump into that kind of deal.

House hacking is a great way to get started.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

I did something this week that caused me to reflect a bit on where I started and how far I've come.

I'd feel comfortable investing ~$50k to start off.

Raising money is all about marketing and sales (not real estate specific) so either hire marketing agency and read sales books, or hop on some LinkedIn courses on marketing and sales.Not sure the legal structure to use: talk to accountants and attorneys.Need deal flow: talk to brokers and go to a lot of networking events.Lending terms: start calling banks and loan brokers.From there, it is all risk mitigation.