You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

I am a newbie in this realm and looking forward to learning all I can in this endeavor of becoming financially independent.

(that means I work for Airbnb as an independent contractor, a paid, by Airbnb, consultant to new Hosts).Here is my "tip" that I send to new Hosts:"Pricing is key and worth doing some homework.

I'm sure there are many more experiences where the contractor hasn't fulfilled their scope of work and gotten away with rushing the project to meet the deadline, And, I don't want to be as naive to say that I'm that 1% who can have complete quality/operational control, but I'm confident I can establish a system and hire independent inspectors to review the contractor's work. 

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

Any suggestions I appreciate in advance.Worst case, I'll just create something for him and walk him through things as he goes, but I'm thinking, why not document it for us both (no plans to publish or anything though)!

Quote from @Jacob Hrip:  Another book I would recommend is the recently published book by James Dainard titled "The House Flipping Framework". 

Never buy without personally inspecting and approving the property and INDEPENDENTLY, INDEPENDENTLY, INDEPENDENTLY, verifying everything from values to market rates, to approving tenant selection procedures and standards, to repairmen on standby, to everything else in Christendom that you can thing of.I am not a fan of out-of-state investing, especially for those with less than 50 years of experience, and for them, they’re probably too old for the hassle. 

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

🌟Great no move to Multifamily With the same skills you can manage a 1M fourplexMore independence when you grow your familyStart the journey to bill wealth  if you have a 350,000 at 6% your wealth per year 21000with a 1M  your wealth 60,000 per year  3XBuy a 350$ houses you need to have good credit great Income personalBuy a 1M  Multifamily    (my unit 350$ same income)+ 2Unit rent is your income+ 3rd Unit rent is your Income .Same only that your roommates don't live with you.