That will make you the go-to agent and better yet, will equip you with the skills necessary to have a successful investment career for yourself. 

For thousands of years people with no money have traded their time for work - indentured servants, apprentices, etc.

It sounds like you have skill as a handyman/rehabber. 

What are actual cap rate for multi’s trading for in the area? 

Learning all the aspects and trades to be more rounded and make money How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Office furniture and fixtures are 7 year GDS assets.Absent an electing real property trade or business election under 163(j), and ignoring the land and amortizable intangibles, I'd expect to see 5yr, 15yr, and 27.5/39yr GDS assets only on a residential rental's depreciation schedule.Agree that it's difficult to navigate the tangible property regs and depreciation class lives without a CPA.

Accounting/tax questions:Many of us know that in order to qualify as a real estate professional status, one of the things you have to do is you have to perform more than 750 hours of services during the tax year in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participated.Would the time reading books related to real estate count as part of the 750 hours?

Is your business where you are the jack-of-all-trades?

I often hear the phrase “you can always partner with someone who either has money or has skills in a deal when you don’t have both” on BP real estate podcast and other podcasts.

I have many skills and my W-2 job provides me with 7 days off every other week which could be valuable to a seasoned investor.