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

I mean I'm just a single guy with a 3bd 2bth SFH looking to save money by sharing the house with roommates. 

He sent out a mass email with all investors bcc'd at the end of March that claimed he was going to start selling properties to service the debt, which made me hold on getting a lawyer involved.

-Identify their specific needs, such as cash flow, tax savings, wealth preservation, or growth, to tailor your approach.

Should I offer this guy a 5 year plan to help him save on capital gains?

But I am also considering a turnkey property so I can start getting some cash flow and "just get the ball rolling."

I've always wanted to do something in real estate, but wasn't sure what or even how to get started.

@Ofir R. we've helped several in the past from Germany - usually trying to save their portfolios after they dealt with the wrong "experts" and made bad decisions.Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

I'm getting married in the next year and starting a family, and we plan to move out when that happens, which means that even if I went through the permitting process now and was granted a rental permit w/the town, I knew that ultimately I was going to find myself screwed when the time came to get a renewal on it (every 2 years), and I wasn't able to prove that the property was still owner-occupied.

Otherwise, you have high interest savings accounts giving 4% interest.