@Dustin Heflin If I were in your shoes, with little RE knowledge, 12hrs ahead of everyone else, still on Active Duty, I'd learn as much as I could about RE and max out my TSP for the next 14 months. 

I'll be checking out some of what you use.Coincidentally, I was working on optimizing SmartSheet this morning.Asset Management and Overall Management- Smart SheetE-recording - CSC Marketing - MailChimpData Storage - Egnyte (although we'll be moving to something else soon)REO management- Pyramid

He uses scrap wood that people give him from garages, storage sheds and barns.

If I were in your shoes, I would house hack.

Please note to read "your State" regulations on Self Storage. 

So, ones position in a real estate contract can be sold legally, and the buyer steps into the original buyers shoes (unless the purchase contract specifically prohibits it).

I don’t have a lot of cash reserves for a down payment, so I’m asking what options are out there for an investor in my shoes?

Hi Kati - If I were in your shoes I would wait until the job is at least started and you have a committed end date from the plumber before advertising the property.

Workmen and cleaning crew lined up, and the needed supplies in a storage unit.Good Luck!

unclear about what he means by that)- been vacant 10 years- filled with his "stuff" and storage, which he needs to empty and says he will before closing- roof was done 7 years agoI haven't seen the inside so it's tough to even try to accurately estimate how much repair it would need to be a solid rental.