You just need to understand a number of things as to how they apply to REI:1 - How to Analyze Markets2 - How Money Works3 - How to design a REI Plan...and stick to it.4 - How #'s 1 - 3 are connected and completely dependent on eachother.5 - What Risk, cost (to you), profit, leverage, and loses are.6 - Why you never ever spend your seed money, only your profit. 

I've been studying multifamily real estate and actively saving seed money for my first deal in 2020.

There are many possibilities with your capital and situation and just to plant the seed: I would look into areas with a high price per sq ft. and either buy a Single Fam.

Being very picky about details, I notice the small things like when the property is advertised as newly rehabbed (new doors, appliances, cabinets etc) more often I see dings on the brand new door (I saw in one property in KC) or cabinet doors not aligning etc.

Going to a Than Merrill 3-day event helped plant the seed in me with ideas. 

sod.... laying seed....drainage pipes etc ?"

It has come to my attention that the topic of "college dropouts" has sprouted a seed of slight interest in a few discussions.

Flip your initial Seed Money, and reinvest the profits in your nest flip...and repeat until you have enough profit to buy a rental property. 

@ Angela.Out planting grass seed on our new site so not quick to respond. 

Most likely I will try to obtain a loan for the purchase this way I can spread my initial "seed" money out over a few properties utilizing 25% down payments versus having it all tied up into one property and waiting to cash out refinance.