The side benefit is that you may come across other deals that, if you dont want them, you can wholesale to other friends who are investors.Do some research on marketing for properties or read some books.

I found BP after reading The Book On Rental Property Investing by @Brandon Turner which I found to be the single best overall "how to" rental book I have found thus far (Don't worry Brandon.

I don't know anyone doing 15% down for commercial.Read through the selling guide (link below) and then contact Rob Haser @ Movement Mortgage. 

@Tim StewardI would suggest you get J Scott’s books “The Book on Flipping Houses” and “The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs “.  

Whether it's a flat fee up-front like VRBO, or a percentage of bookings like AirBNB?  

I've been reading the bigger-pockets tax strategies book and it got me thinking...I currently do not have any properties or any entities.

We're watching the live webinars and the BP shows on YouTube, reading the same real estate investing books, etc. 

As mentioned is Scott Trenches book “set for life”, he recommends taking a job which can potentially ear more (in my case it is real estate sales).

Listen to podcasts, read books, keep talking to people who have rental properties.

I'm not saying that I am an expert but I have been listening to quite a few podcasts a week, and listening to real estate books.