He says the first year to get your feet wet buy 1 unit, so a single family home.

Like I said, I’m relatively new to this and I’m looking for any way to “get my feet wet” in real estate.

Get your feet wet… figure out if you even like landlording… it’s not for everyone!  

It's a great way to get your feet wet and learn some important skills. 

This will be the first time getting a commercial loan, thus I am a little wet behind the ears in this area. 

Be aware of wet, bubbling, spalling and flaking drywall, its likely filled with water and if abondoned for awhile, the structural members are rotted out.

If that's the case, taking a few of them down to pass to investors to get your feet wet is great advice.

My recommendation for newer people (those who are learning or getting their feet wet) is to ask in smaller increments rather than risk being shut out.  

However dog stuff can attract rodents.Snacks like chew bones or rawhide or pig ears, open dog food bags or food left out in the bowl, dirty dog bowls especially if you feed wet or raw and leave scraps in the bowl etc are easy food sources for ants, roaches, rodents.If none of this is an issue it's more likely the rats found their way in and are munching on human food or trash and nesting in cabinets, furniture, etc.I can only give an opinion that the property owner should be responsible for making sure the house is properly sealed and safe.

Also, platforms like Realty Mogul list enough deals that you could use it as a resource to window shop and get your feet wet at underwriting.