I'm a brand new real estate agent and have been interested in investing for a long time.

They would be better off putting their money in a pot and lighting it on fire.If you are buying quick and sight-unseen to beat the rush, you are buying for the wrong reasons.

@Ryan Howard welcome...doing some more research on your desired path should shed some light on the environment you're working in...I would caution noting that you do not have capital, but want to wholesale to raise capital...you're essentially admitting you are trying to broker real estate without a license...you will hear lots of opinions on this, but the bottom line is if you have no intent to close on a contract you enter into, you're engaging in unlicensed activity and subject to $1,000/day fines.I'm not saying don't wholesale...I am saying do your homework so you don't end up in a tight situation.Taking time to explore every option in RE investing is not a good approach...I can save you years of heartache and you'll be wealthy much faster by sticking to fundamentals...long-term buy and hold real estate is the only path you need to go down. 

Just for discussion purposes.I picked this pic off the internet.It looks like a lot of "Hoarder Houses" decor style.Busy carpet, busy furniture, paneling, faux rocks on the walls, flat paint.I can smell the cigarette smoke just looking at the picture.But I wonder if you owned this place, as either a flip or a rental, or AirBnB, would you rip everything out and paint it all grey and modern.Or do you think pic 2 is acceptable and cheap (quick) way to do it.Tear it out to the studs, or just light cosmetic changes, or something completely different?

Brand new to the location but not new to real estate.

I would probably just have a plumber replace the existing sump pump at the same time (unless the existing one looks brand new).

The first one can be the most challenging as you're building credibility and broker relationships - hard to go into it "brand new" but easier if you have a partner/coach that you can leverage their track record. 

Hey BP community, I am brand new to Real Estate.

The other part we want to rezone to industrial/light industrial.

I was previously in the Army and bought a brand new single family home in El Paso, TX using my VA loan in 2012 for $146k.