Quote from @Jerome Boudreaux:  If you're trying to get started in real estate investing and you have VA eligibility, using your VA loan is a great way to start.

Would you have or know where I could find an example lease to use as a starting point?

No need to add an LLC when you're just starting out.

I currently have a background in Semiconductor construction from starting as a detail engineering, working to be a construction manager, and now working as a Modular MEP construction consultant in the span of 5 years.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

Bottom line, it’s not impossible, but definitely challenging for someone just getting started.

How do you find one that hasn't started equity growth and now stagnated? 

I work with a ton of new investors as a realtor the #1 way to get started is just find a 2-4 unit in decent shape and buy it low down with conventional financing 5-10% then you can live in it for a year and do another next year.

Making money in real estate requires experience and starting with no or little money makes you study harder.As much as most of us probably wished for it, getting started with a lot of money in your pocket is a recipe for disaster: the temptation is to make the deal work by throwing money at it.If you want to go into real estate go with a syndicator with a good track record.

Here is one recommendation as you begin your REI journey.Make sure to have your team around you before you start, or as Brandon Turner from the BP podcast calls it, your CORE4.