We wanted to get our feet wet with RE in general.

For example, often fire damage is water damage--they put the red stuff out with wet stuff.

I took a year off from college and did some odd jobs, some involving cold-calling and in-person sales, worked hard like you, and learned some valuable skills which are still with me today.But I think what you're doing is getting your feet wet, I don't think there's a real future for you at this company.

I think house hacking is a great way to get your feet wet in rental investing. 

This allows them to get their feet wet.

Just want to get my feet wet and struggling deciding where to start investing at. 

As for out of state investing, I'd recommend getting your feet wet with a house hack..

Note: I have done a couple private lending partnerships before diving into building my rental portfolio just to get my feet wet so I know how a promissory note works.

@Kevin Sobilo thanks for your input, this is my first one and I would be ok with a little less return to get my feet wet. 

We currently owe almost 100k in student loans and wet have a mortgage of 240k on our house.