My goal is financial independence in 10 years via building my business into a large practice while investing in buy and hold rental properties.I know I basically need to knock out the debt, and save up for my first down payment. 

The house was built in the 1930's about the same timeline as the previous house I just rehabbed and rented (Pushed about 40K of equity depending on the appraisal, and only spent about 13K for the rehab) the ARV on the new triplex is about $230k with about $10-15k, all together worth of rehab work as each tenants leases come up, and I'm talking basic interior paint, some vinyl floors throughout except bathroom, and any nick-nacks throughout the units, not a full scale rehab as I did before. 

I'm currently looking at my first deal which is a very large duplex in the downtown area where I live. 

As @Ted Kuhlmann mentioned, you can get that from mid to large companies with strong training companies and leads to spear on new agents.Let me know if you have any questions and would be happy to help answer them!

Stress testing your expenses in a worst case scenario where you need to replace a large ticket item down the line is a safer way to ensure that the property will always cash flow.Also the only thing catching my eye is the ARV stays at the purchase price even after putting in $5,000 for rehab.

We're completing a renovation of a large rowhouse in the NoMa/H Street areas of NE DC in the next couple of weeks.  

A large sledge hammer will break apart a cast iron tub.

I am currently a student with not a very large income.

Here's an article on why I like investing in large apartments and 25 FAQs on syndication to ponder.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9145/53820-why...https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9145/65780-syn...

I feel comfortable budgeting for things like plumbing and HVAC, but everything else that varies with scale I need to learn more about.