Overall my goal is to make enough capital to start investing while also learning about more parts of the industry while doing so.

Also any tips on where to find the best interest rates on investment properties would be appreciated.

That's great that you know the investing strategy that you'd like to execute, as that's often part of the initial battle.Best of luck with your RE goals! 

I no longer work from a place of scarcity.I set myself up for success and work from a place of abundance.I have built my cash buyer list to close to 5,000 buyers, invested into a coaching program for private lending, and developed multiple exit strategies to be ready for any situation that presents itself.It let's me earn $40k per deal consistently today and occasionally hit some $90k+ homeruns.Embrace your mistakes, learn from them, and adapt.This is the only way to grow.

The Fall and Winter months typically see less activity than the Spring and Summer.

Both of these groups tend to want more business and so are not terribly hard to find.Contractors are hyper local, and typically, as a flipper, once I find some good ones, I don't share them with others because I don't want them to be too busy for my projects.  

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

only work on your own investments?

Condo's typically are cheaper entries but have additional HOA costs which usually eat profits. 

However what I found to be the most effective is working with realtors within the investment space.