I just finished reading through the Ultimate Beginner's guide as well.

I am going back to school soon to finish my Bachelors and have a full time job.

I have pretty significant student loan debt, just finished a dual degree program with a law degree and an MBA, just bought my first house (we didn't house hack my wife didn't want to now kind of regrets it), and just bought  a car.

I have finished the UBG and will start reading the UBG to Wholesaling next.

I love targeting the houses that need complete rehab, I'm just finishing one now that will be For Sale.

My current plan is:(a) Finish the rehab, increase value of the house(b) Tap into the equity from (a) to help finance the addition of a legal unit in the garage(c) Tap into the equity from (b) to help finance more real estate investmentsNot sure exactly what (c) will be.

I'm taking a much more "business owner" type approach to investing now than I did before.I am about 90% finished writing my business plan, using The Ultimate Beginner's Guide as a tool to help me get the plan in order.  

Sub 60 sf bathrooms, unlicensed contractor, sub-rental grade finish...doable. don't expect your grout to have a straight line or tiles levelled though.

After I finish reading the Ultimate Guide to REI from BP I plan on finding mentors to help me further my education even if it means relocating to a different place.

All other work-foundation, framing, drywall, texture, finish-should be done by a professional.There are many different kinds of laborers that you can hire-licensed general contractors, licensed contractors for specific elements of the building process, skilled craftsmen, and laborers.