Hey again BP, Although I have some experience in being a manager at a pizza restaurant in the past, I'm looking to develop my leadership skills as an entrepreneur.

Looking for a successful investor in the Atlanta (NW) area that I could help with some of my skills in exchange for a mentoring/friend/partner relationship.

(Plymouth, MA) and live in one unit and rent the other. i also own a plumbing company and work full time to the handy skills help out so i wouldnt use many sub contractors to fix i can do it all myself. but thats the route i would take, start off smaller with a duplex, build capital with your cash flow and expand.

As to rehabbing, it would depend on what your experience and skills are.

Although I am young my marketing skills are excellent and I have a good feeling this industry will be a good fit as I mature in the business.

Benefits include Income, Depreciation and other tax write-offs, Equity buildup over time via loan principal paydown, Appreciation over time, and Leverage (with creative financing techniques, you can own/control a property with a small amount of your own capital).Consider what your goals are, and what resources resources you have (time for the business, knowledge, working capital, skills, interests, a mentor, etc.) and make sure there is good alignment between any chosen strategy and your resources.You might want to learn about other ways to put your capital to work while you pursue other interests or study real estate investing further, by becoming a Private Money Lender with short-term loans to experienced investors, or becoming a short-term joint-venture money partner with an experienced investor.  

They may be tired of managing but welcome the income stream if you have good credit, management skills, and a decent down payment.

My core team/partners are widely skilled in both trades and real estate, but the project will be complex and involve a number of / teams of contractors, several phases/stages, and ideally and more complicated, periods of occupancy and development in parallel.

Your people skills however will be used every minute of every day. 

You need good systems and good communication skills to be good at this.