Keep reading and listening and asking questions - it will all grow your confidence and make you a better investor when the time comes. 

Most successful people enjoy being alone and developing themselves through constant self improvement.

Yesterday while at a local REI group meet up, one of the guys was talking about finding The Syracuse Landlord Property Improvement Loan Program.

Over time it will become more clear and you will become more confident.

Use lead certified contractors if doing any work/repairs/improvements. 

If I don't understand the fundamentals of the terms myself, how can I confidently approach the topic.

Sell "as is" and they can make any improvements they want.Or, you can sell on a lease option same terms but with a 3 year option agreement.Or. you can rent the units out if zoning doesn't allow selling each side.

-If your credit is too low, banks won't generally lend to you, so you'll want to figure this out and improve your credit if need be.

You mentioned capital improvements, would this be similar to an upgrade rather than fixing AC or replacing water heater etc?

Knowing where you want to go begins with knowing where you are, and with that in mind I reached out to a national bank just to see what kind of mortgage I could qualify for and how I would best improve my current situation in case I needed to use conventional financing.My credit score is mid-700s, about $15k in consumer debt (which is coming down).