When investing in high cash-flow markets, I always recommend working with an investor friendly agent so you're able to gain the right insight on the different areas and the risks involved.

I'm struggling to find a good example that doesn't involve shared laundry.  

The government does not want you to have any day-to-day involvement in the investment.  

I would not shy away him from seeing the hard parts of RE.Main point....get him involved at a high rate.

@Roger Garner the strategy will really depend on what level of involvement you want in the project.

Although my spare time to complete such projects follows seasonal work highs and lows, it would be smart for any type deal I consider to involve adding value myself to the property.With at least 100k (possibly up to 140k) of equity in our home, I have done a fair amount of research in HELOCs and refi.

Only one of these methods involves "saving" money, and most BP users don't pay enough attention to it. 

Hey Randy, I'm glad to connect and discuss potential ways to get involved and learn about real estate investing through flipping.

Hi Jessica, I put the house on the market instead as the MTR strategy involved significant upfront capital that I wasn't ready to for.

Quote from @Andrew Syrios: Welcome to KC Leo, I would definitely recommend getting involved in MAREI, the real estate investor association here.