Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

You can attempt to raise from a 506c but it will cost you $25k to get started, then if you did get your first $100k  and you are paying them 10% and you are making 12%, - great you just made $2,000 and that is assuming you were able to fund an entire deal immediately and have zero holding or carrying costs. 

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

you can obviously... be patient and just save up from your active income. 

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

Most of your bullet points are just starting points but the real question is how do you want it finished. 

However, since the new year, as we have started to receive client work, it has mostly been small remodel jobs.

Can anyone here help me get started?

I will try always to keep in the savings at least a 20% of a potential property investment!