If you have no investing experience yet there are other options but like anything you want to master it takes time on task.

Maybe that'll payoff as I head down this adventure :)

John, it sounds like from the comments above that you should be fine at the end of the day, as long as you stay up to date and organized.My biggest advice as a bookkeeper to REIs still handling their own bookkeeping and documentation is to set aside a Saturday and Sunday to catch up on these tasks or to verify all has been logged.

People always ask numbers and breakdown, so here's the basics:The Deal Structure in depth:Partner put up $95k cash to purchase and cover rehab hard costsPartner put in an additional $4k near the end - will get reimbursed dollar for dollar this year from cash flow.My wife and I put in about 600 hours, tracking by hour and task to get to a fair $30kThe HVAC contractor had a 0% for 18mos offer, so we put $4925 on that. 

An established realtor (5+ years in the business) also has the relationships with the subs if no contractor is needed and it's all a la carte tasks like a painter/electrician/flooring/tile play. 

It's on my asana task list to do just this as well.

REI is a new, and daunting task, but I am willing to do whatever it takes.

This is a new adventure for my wife and I.

Reach out to local property managers and see if they need help doing things like mowing lawns, shoveling snow, restocking/emptying change machines for washers/dryers, or any number of tasks.

Rents $1495, Cash flow after taxes, insurance, property management = $900 a month.I retire in July and will take my family on a 1 year camping adventure.