Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

It provides more clarity for me as this is new and uncharted territory - especially how the repairs/draws take place seeing that this was a vacant fixer-upper and the lender in 1st lien has a rehab loan.

I understand not buying more up there, but your initial investment there will turn out well.You can check out the BiggerPockets video podcast and leave a comment if you have questions. 

Watch this short video for a quick walkthrough.

They even showed us a TED Talk video and asked us to write down "Before I die, I will..."

I've been watching Chad Carson's videos and his approach of accumulating more properties than you need, then start using that income to pay off mortgages and cull the lower performing properties makes sense to me. 

Clarity shows commitment and improves your chances of obtaining funding, whichever property you choose.

You can even use a really fine-grit sandpaper.This video demonstrates how she repairs a stainless steel sink and it includes before/after images for comparison at the end.

I have been trying to educate myself through videos, books, and podcasts.

Nice to meet you finally after years of listening to the podcasts and YouTube videos.