How many properties did it take for you to feel like you had a stable understanding of the concepts involved.

It involves marketing, salesmanship, learning your re markets so you can calculate accurate ARVs and estimate rehab costs.

The family was in the house in full body plastic suits and respirators. 

im playing with using a structure for purchasing commercial or commercial with rental units that involves an investor putting up the down payment and my side holding the mortgage.

I love to be active and this includes working out, crossfit (I'm not one of those guys, trust me), camping, cycling, rock climbing and indoor bouldering, networking, hiking, and anything that involves building relationships.Looking forward to diving into real estate investing and beginning this new chapter of my life!  

Your fico and job are not involved.  

This could heavily affect which laws/rules are involved. 

What side if the business are you looking to get involved in?

depends on if financing is involved or not...typically closing costs can be under $1000k if all cash deal (whether buying or selling)This doesnt factor in closing costs for realtor fees though

Still being new in real estate, I am learning more then anything at this time, but would love to connect to people who are starting out, or are fully involved in the business.