It has been pretty intense lately as the more I discover about Real Estate the more I want to learn about it.

You could save yourself 7-10% right there and if it's only one unit to start and you screen your tenants really well it shouldn't be too labor intensive with a full time job.

If I suddenly decide to be a barber, pastry chef, pro basketballer player, it doesn't mean I can just do it.   

Could be anything from hotels, to retail, industrial,etc. ( stabilized, value add half full, vacant,etc.).The existing condition of the property and asset class type will dictate to a certain degree the intensity of the management needed on a daily to weekly basis.

I work in a pretty time-intensive job and am very interested in creating the freedom that so many people have been able to get in this industry.I have a background in process design/optimization and currently work in marketing.

It is really nothing too intensive, and it can be wrapped up within 30 days.Light Rehab - $7K-12K - Light Rehab could be anything from replacing flooring, painting, remodeling a bathroom OR the kitchen (not usually both), buying new appliances for the kitchen, landscaping, replacing hardware and fixtures, and maybe scraping the popcorn ceilings.Full Gut - $13K+++ - This can go from remodeling everything in the house, to tearing down walls to the studs and starting over. 

However, wholesaling itself, seems to be a very time intensive strategy, especially for beginners. 

Breaking the concrete out will not be hard just labor intensive.

It wasn't that labor intensive like 1 hr (figure 2 being generous).

Members on this forum do not likely know your local market.Student housing will be the most management intensive however, based on Ontario landlord tenant regulations, will be the safest option.