The biggest issue I have is, everyone tells me I'll have to do Section 8, which I'm not per se opposed to, but it does come with some unique challenges.

And actually, if you're charging yourself management fees against your rentals income you're turning that income into non-passive, which triggers more SE tax so that could be hurting you. 

However, if you have the network and time, it doesn't have to be your own, per se.

ButI’m not sure that these people are Investors per se.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $262,000

Cash invested: $90,000

Single family 4 bed 2 bath home. We fully renovated the kitchen and baths, new floo...

I am an aspiring real estate investor here in SE Missouri, I just need to re-establish a good foothold on my finances and believe I am mature enough to do so.

Se what I said above

I'm having a hard time deciding how to come about my strategy, I can either go 1) Use a FSH 3% down and get approved for a 200k to 250k and be in a house within a year, however with this strategy  i can see my self possibly breaking even or still paying 100 to 200 into the mortgage which is not bad because technically that is my "rent" per se.

Any investors in the SE area of Georgia around Jesep?

Seems like SE is the location to be in from my research.