For example, if you are just starting out and aren't really making much an hour AND you enjoy doing the work - then I think it makes a lot of sense to tackle some things on your own.   

Since you never addressed even a single question that I identified in my prior as essential due diligence concerns and your emotional crisis that you're experiencing, I suggest you go somewhere safe and tackle this matter later when you get stabilized home life and feel up to the task of addressing the legal torts.

@Dan Brewer the pool of investors whom you lend to, are these individuals investing at a larger scale or more of people partnering in order to tackle such, what seems to be a complex and somewhat new sector for REI? 

My doubt comes from the lack of inventory of "fully renovated" properties to get an accurate ARV.So far, we have been tackling "deferred maintenance" issues.

Way to tackle a problem, and make it work!

Just guidelines to help you get to your end goal. 1, 2, and 3 are crucial but everything else tackle it in your own way and process.

My wife and I are tackling this condo we got for a song because it was in rough shape from a hoarder who had lots of cats. 

This year is all about scaling up to working with investors to tackle larger assets.

Worked out well so far and I'll hopefully continue investing after I tackle the mountain of student loan debt sitting in front of me.

Some people are ok living like a pauper for a while to maximize their available funds for investment, some people are ok with flipping houses and not having a regular salary to pay the bills, some people are ok with renting to low income populations and tackling the additional challenges they pose, but all of these people have made the decision that they're ok with the downsides of their form of REI.