Plenty of people (agents included) can come up with pie-in-the-sky ideas of how to change and improve a house, but few have a real understanding of what that work entails, what challenges will need to be overcome, and how long it will all take and what it will all cost. ...how did this agent know all this info?

I just have to overcome the hurdle of raising the funds to get started on the investing side lol.

What drove you to success and if you had financial troubles getting started, how did you overcome them?

But even then, it seems you can never overcome the hurdle of $11k property taxes.

I know I will be able to overcome this mindset and succeed.

Good thing i have a passion for books, so my question, What are the best books that have helped you overcome  financial crisis?

(First big hurdle over come my having the wife's approval, everything should be easy now right!)

Read, Read, Read. you will not only need savings, you will need credit enough to overcome your age limitations.

I, like most people that are living paycheck to paycheck, am trying to overcome what some people like to call "the struggle".  

The resources here are incredible and, if you take the time to learn, will help more than enough in overcoming your lack of experience.Feel free to reach out any time!