Allow me to furnish another welcome. 

And so now to answer your question a little better, there is a section on BP that allows you to look for mentors and partners that might be willing to work with you and your level of skill.

You are allowed to use the homestyle loan for vacation/second homes that you also rent out.

Yes an FHA loan seems to be my only realistic option since it will allow me to put the least amount of money down.

If you acquire a property, from a Wholesaler, once the property is rehabbed and ready for the Retail Market, allow the Realtor that provided you the zip codes, to list the property for sale.

It is tricky to set up and can easily get out of whack so entries need to monitored carefully and not allowed to accumulate until year end.  

It's a family business that self manages and does all their own rehab work and does full rehabs to keep ongoing maintenance to a minimum and allows them to command top rents.

Certain financing has allowed me to get properties for FREE and maintain a 30% equity to get there.

Sydnie, the first place to start would be by signing up for a real estate class, either online or in person, to get qualify to take the TREC licensing test.I don't believe I'm allowed to post links, but go to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) website, and it will guide you through the steps.Your age/appearance could deter some potential clients, but we all have some aspects that both deter and attract people.  

You should keep documentation that the property was actively advertised for rent during the time the repairs were being performed.You are allowed to move into a rental property anytime you want to make it your personal residence.