If it were not for the generous grant, financial aid, and holding down numerous jobs, I would have never received my B/S degree in Marketing Management from Babson College.

I was not in it but of course had numerous friends and acquaintances that were.. some of the legends though are starting to Pass.. its the new breed..

Work for a month or two part time and get your feet wet while you continue to build your reserves. 

Expect to pay between $200 to $500 to have a contractor provide a consultation.Partner With Someone That Has Construction ExperienceTo get your feet wet, you could partner with another house flipper, contractor or construction professional that could help with Estimating Costs.

For the first property, we are looking for a SFH for a buy & hold to get our feet wet. 

I honestly didn't get too into focusing on return on investment and was more so just sticking to my criteria to build up some moment and getting my feet wet.

Slopped floors, doors that cant open fully because of it and the fairly common wet basement.

I am wondering if anyone has any tips to share on the topics of new investors, rentals, getting to know people with experience, and specifically the act of getting your feet wet after self educating.

Not sure what type of investment this is, but there are numerous ways to structure deals like this.

@Amelia GholdWe've helped many investors just like yourself build a successful rental portfolio across numerous cash flow markets.