My main concern is that I don't have any construction background and I have never rehabbed a property before so I don't have any real world experience regarding the costs associated in doing so.Once I find a deal that looks promising on paper and I physically go walk the property with my realtor how am I supposed to determine a rehab estimate without any prior experience? 

Some of it may be determined by the market that you’re in and what’s popular with renters or just available as inventory.

Do you use any specific metric to determine your willingness to offer on a deal?

Maybe start with selling homes and once that gets a little bit of traction work on picking up managing a handful of properties on the side?  

Some people just want to learn for the fun of it, but having a NC and CA license isn't going to make you that much more marketable as a real-estate agent or increase your earning potential as a wholesaler.If you're in it to be a good real-estate agent in either, you want to pick up real-estate sales books.

I'm aware that the two companies I've mentioned do some services for me but after running some numbers vs actions I still need to take, I feel like there might be experiences out there I can take and make my own.Ideally I want to pick up the phone, ask a pro a question, and have them do it so I can get back to business.Hope this serves everyone well.

This type determines which tax forms a business needs to file.

Pick a title company.

HUD determines the guidelines for how the income is qualified, so any lender who underwrites FHA loans must adhere to that methodology.

Google "title company" in your city and then pick up the phone.