With my limited experience explained, here's the situation.I have ear marked a good amount to start real estate investing.

. =) Looking to start investing in Section 8 and was wondering if anyone had any horror stories, success stories or advice on where to start. 

House Hack, getting started on first property.

- We often have clients wait weeks to send us funds, then expect us to start the next day.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

If it is not in the scope the contractor will provide a quotation for the work and is not allowed to start the work until you approve the change order in writing with the defined and agreed upon price and terms. 

A high yield savings is a good start. 

On the flip side, if I keep the property and rent for the above values, I would be paying off the debt every month from the income, essentially making me debt free due to the payments being covered, and I keep the asset, which will start cash flowing a lot once debt is gone. 

I'd consider starting with letters then perhaps following up with a few rounds of postcards.

One of the things we do to circumvent this problem is to start earlier.