Let me know where you're located and we can find some groups) learn all you can from anyone willing to teach, build up a support system (agents, property managers, contractors etc.) so when you are ready you can dive straight in.

Both are good things to do.To get a little deeper understanding of what goes into a credit score, you can read this:https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/whats-in-your-credit-scoreAnd then here's some additional reading specific to credit usage and credit utilization to add on to what I already posted above:https://www.myfico.com/credit-education/credit-scores/amount-of-debt

Long time spectator, and looking to dive in fully, so I think that applies to pretty much all the above!

Digging deeper I found out that his wife had passed away 1 year before and he got a letter from the bank on 11/20/2019 saying that he was facing foreclosure.

I start with that 10% and then drill deeper when I look deeper into the property. 

Later you can dive in and learn as much as you want.3.

ETA - any kind of reno work for a complete newbie is going to be risky   Best to buy a mf property and learn a bit before diving in.

This is a 3bd/3ba condo in a VERY great location, which is why I was thinking AirBnB, but I'd need to deep dive into that realm to see if it would work.

In my opinion, house hacking is one of the best ways to learn and dive into real estate.

@Christian BeyerI was in the golf business for 28 years, until 2015 when I decided to dive further into real estate.