I may look at the 201k loan - as this would enable me to make repairs and possibly improvements that negate some of the risk of owning an older property. 

18 posts and what do we get, another day older and a pitch for RK.

Saying that, I'd like to start moving forward on that by helping out(I don't have much to offer as far as money or knowledge) a seasoned investor with something I do have at the moment... time. 

I had an older profile (https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/Pecuniary) and had introduced myself, but Bigger Pockets didn't like something about it and took it down, god only knows why.

Some of my older commercial broker friends have been in the business 30 to 40 years or longer.

You should seek to define how you can benefit the seasoned investor so they will see the benefit of helping you learn while you earn.

I initially reached out to a gentleman who I thought had a property he was looking to sell.

Varies mainly on the season.

It's hard to know if you're providing value when you're in an environment where most are more seasoned than you are.

Although I have kicked around the idea of using some 'hard money' from older friends and family.