I would also tackle the various reasons the bank will not lend. 

I'd love to maybe help out on the fixing part of the projects sometime, it's an angle I have thought about tackling, but have no experience.

I’ve got templates written up, I know which lead strategy I want to tackle first, but I have some smaller detail questions and I can’t find an answer without spending a few hundred on someone’s “close your first deal in 30 days” package.

Are you doing rehab to any of these properties or is the plumbing the largest item you are tackling?

We've lived through 3 and will be tackling a full remodel on our primary residence for a year plus. 

You are not crazy for tackling both, just remember to keep your eyes on the prize...

House-hacked and full-gut renovated a 1920’s built 2Fam here in Hudson County, which I tackled via an FHA203k loan.

I just helped with the rehab process for my family's long-term home and new floors was one of the things we had to tackle upstair (the downstairs wood flooring was done within the last 4 years and still in great condition).

Real estate seems to be my nice step and my next challenge that I’m ready to tackle and it’s untreaded territory for me.

They're fine for a couple jobs and then they suck.I've found that around $20-$25 per hour gets me a "decent" handyman that can tackle just about anything.