I have a VA loan available to me, I am eligible for an FHA, and I have about 15k saved for investing purposes. 

That would definitely propel you forward and given that you are a contractor you should be able to come in well under $100k rehab since you can probably do most of work yourself and save a ton of money.

If I paid off my $157,700 loan on my condo in CT, I would save myself $719 a month.

Does your company handle online rent transaction tenants can make direct to the owner/property managers? 

If I saved you a little time or in any way helped, you're welcome.  

Essentially doing the leg work for whole sale agents, saving them time and providing leads.

Your bookkeeping system can tag income and expenses with a property ID or use subaccounts to keep track of income and expenses by property.Since you are a sole proprietor, there is no issue with co-mingling funds and using the same checking account for both personal and rental activities, but, it is much simpler for record keeping to have a separate checking/savings account for the rentals.I have charged stuff on my personal credit card for my rental properties, because I get "rewards" for my charges.  

Should I take a class, read a book, search online??

I have two part time jobs and I'm saving money to invest.The thing is, and I'm glad I've finally found myself, that I love learning.

Oh and I am new and I am not going to prove first I can execute...Just an idea, or put your focus on getting the cash and save yourself a lot of headaches:)Whatever ever you decide I hope it works!