This means you're probably both learning how to turn these leads into deals over the phone.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I also wanted to start learning about the deal-making and property management processes.

Looking to expand here and would love to learn more about the area! 

If she is, it will work wonderfully.My last piece of advice is to buy a few books and learn to self-manage this one unit.

My pleasure mate,You can learn the market by immersing yourself in it and by networking/connecting with locals that live and breath it.Nothing worth it is ever easy.Keep the dream alive mate

I am also learning how to be a real estate agent.

About a month ago, I had a family member introduce me to real estate investing and I've been hooked ever since, trying to read and learn as much as I can to make my first move and kick start my investment career.

Start by learning the real estate basics, study the market, set your goals, get a team of experts, make friends in the field, look into how to pay for it, begin small then grow, do deep checks, and go for it.

I won't comment on whether its 'worth' it or not, however one thing I've learned and will share with you since you are new, is to be careful of homes that have low rent rates because maintenance costs tend to be disproportionately big.It costs just as much to replace an HVAC for a house that rents for 2k/mo, as it does to replace an HVAC on an 800/mo house.