I've also found a few interested private lenders, but this information that I just received about No-Cash-Out is like a shot in the foot. 

@Daniel Alfandre when the odor is really bad you need to replace the sub floor and the bottom foot of drywall along with all the trim.

@Saul Howard We use ballpark estimates per square foot and would love to share. 

It's a smaller foot print house, 3 levels. 

Any ideas as to what the cost of a asphalt road per linear foot, thinks 20 feet by 1200 feet?

As I said, I am a broke college kid with no past experience under my belt.What are some ways I can fund my first investment and get my foot in the door of real estate?

I don't want to start off on the wrong foot.

Regardless if you go to college or not, since you know RE is your passion, you have a few options to get your foot wet in the RE world to lay a good foundation: look for a job or internship within the industry!

Keep putting one foot in front of the other, learning as you go and you'll figure it out. 

I named a 12 unit multi family (3 four-plexes) and a 15,000 sq foot office building near Reno NV.