And, decide on a particular investment path such as buy&hold, rehabbing/flipping, and in either residential (good for beginners) or commercial (more for advanced investors). 

Sounds like you are on the right path.

I am very motivated to learn everything I need to in order to pursue this career and investing path.

I'm assuming I can't refinance if I use creative financing, so how do I pay back the private lender loan fast if I use that path?

Put a few beers in them and they will spill the beans.What someone posts here that owns in Austin or Oakland or Cincinnati  isn't super important to you, and might actually lead you down the wrong path.

You're going along the path of finding the highest best use... similar with what I'm doing with an 11 unit mixed use building.Some things to pay attention to are:1 - soundproofing between units.

The CPA was very straight forward in saying he would love my business but at the end of the day this isn't that complicated and I could probably do it on my own.My question is: Are there other investors who do their own filings who are in a similar situation to myself? 

Hello BP community,I own a 2-fam townhouse in PA. The

The more difficult the path, the smaller percentage of people who can tell you how to do it, since so few have.

my path is much like Shilohs daughter..