Just like everything else in life, get started, keep honing those skills (i.e. keep reading, keep learning, keep attending the meetups) and watch yourself get better and better witch each property you buy.I hope this helps and good luck on your real estate journey!

Adam has the simplest answer.You can buy the parts yourself, watch a YouTube video, and replace them yourself.Go to Google and search for "appliance parts" and find many companies selling the parts.

all the videos I watch don't seem to make sense to me.

@Bryan Schwartz a lot of trial and error - and even then, you have to watch them as they get greedy when you aren't looking.Try going to Home Depot Saturday 6am - those are the hard-working guys!

Pete area in the next 4-9 months but have been watching supply and days on market steadily increase and asking prices drop on a weekly basis.

Find out what is included in the price that you were quoted from each practitioner- because you may not be making an apples to apples comparison based on just the prices- although they might all be offering the same thing at different prices.Good Luck!

Things to watch out for, especially in terms of regulations, costs, and management?

Watching Coffeezilla mock them on YouTube can be quite cathartic.What's with the picture of Sinwar? 

Still doing my reading, listening and watching videos everyday to weigh out all my options 

I watched my parents flip houses since I was little and have always been on job sites or made "pocket money" by doing chores like painting fences or washing kitchen cabinets, which I realize now my parents were putting us to work to build that sweat equity.