I enjoy the hands on aspect also so I don't want all turnkey although I am finding I spend almost as much money on the non-turnkey homes. 

It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

After doing a few I would look at how you can use leveraging to your advantage but as a novice I would focus on the basics, like all the aspects that go into flipping a house (it's always more than you expect).Also, Davenport is definitely not Orlando.

Buyers definitely out number the sellers by 3:1 (my opinion) so it's important humanize this aspect.  

I believe we discussed aspects on the Conjunction Junction with respect to some disclosure form.

My goal was to get completely immersed in all aspects of a property so as to get a “hands-on” education with very little risk.

I have heard that the legal aspect of getting finance from private investors might be complex. 

Welcome to BP community @Anu Gunn  It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. 

Interesting, Darren, my definition is very close to yours, but I'd say there is another important element, the quality of the information given.To me, the derogatory use of the term is applied to those that add fluff, exaggerations, aspects that while may be technically correct but are highly improbable to replicate or simply put out bad advice with no consideration to ethical issues.I make that distinction because, some professor in some university teaching a real estate course or some instructor in a state approved real estate school for agents isn't a guru, they are teachers and instructors.The difference in being a non-guru teacher is two fold, 1. the materials taught are compliant with rules, regulations, laws, accepted in practice and are based in sound applications of the business; and 2. they are qualified by education and experience, by education that has some professional level that is determined by proof of their mastering a level of knowledge, testing and degrees earned or certifications by proper authorities in the industry or academia.

We have discussed the professional cleaning aspect as well and he agree verbally that when the time comes to clean if we are unable to pay for it he "might" go in half for it but we are used to his verbal agreements falling thru.