But I get it if you can invest 500.00 U certainly cant buy whole notes or secured positions with such a small amount. becomes a personal decisions make 7.5% with risk of losing it all or buy T bills for about 5% with zero risk.. its up to the individual investors.

My next step after posting this is to reach out to a few similar hosts for the style of property I am looking to invest in and see how well they do on a personal level.

Find a group or person that can give you both education and mentoring. 

It also takes a personal guarantee from the borrower.  

For my personal investment journey I have done flips, buy and hold, BRRR, and wholesale.

thereby allowing these plumbing updates to pay for themselves).I've got the toilets and faucets all picked out (because I have personal experience with these and I know which ones are good) - but I'm not sure what to do about the shower heads...I know that shower heads are an item that can be the biggest money-saver (because these tend to consume more water than anything else).

Would a handyman be the right person to show the apt?

But I do know what it looks like when someone is about to be separated from a lot of hard earned money of theirs... and YOU potentially look like THAT person.  

I always get asked when I approve a customer for a mortgage - Do You Have a Good Agent"If you want send me your email and I can add you to my Realtor contacts.  

Happy to chat about my personal experience if you have any questions!