The best advice I could give would be to find out why your credit is a 592, and makes steps to improve it. 

Like I said, i want to buy and hold for that passive income so hopefully, someday, I could quit my job but I can't even imaging how I can buy one property, let alone, a lot more to have enough to quit my job.  

Planning is great - I never was good at that - words are easy to put down on paper - other people's ideas are fun to experiment with and can make someone new in this business feel good for awhile I guess.Over 40 years ago I can recall as if it were yesterday - I was where many of the new folks on this site are today - I was motivated to make money in real estate - had a giant desire to create a little success (the low pay awful job I had, and a jerk for a boss just wasn't cutting it  - but I had motivation - i discovered quickly that it takes more than motivation to pay the bills.So this one seminar I took the guru said "set a goal, build your team and find a mentor".OK - I set a goal to get rich in real estate - to buy one house a month and to quit my job.

The two areas where I could see improvements are 1.

In the past I have worked various jobs from warehouse jobs, to teacher’s assistant in a high school, to even a mechanic apprentice.

Stories: 2Year Built: 1984Lot Size: 6.14 ACAPN / Parcel ID: 3-29-00-058.02Last Verified: 3/18/2016 Highlights Over $250,000 Invested in Capital Improvements in the Past 24 MonthsSeveral Units Completely Rehabed with several HVAC/Appliances replacedUpside through Rent Increase to market rate, Improved Management & adding new unitsWell below Replacement CostCash on Cash Return : 25.31% (I do not know how they are getting this number)Internal Rate of Return (IRR) : 23.22% (I also don't know how they got this number)DescriptionValue add opportunity for a new owner. 36-unit, garden-style apartment community built in 1984, the property contains 5 two-story and 1 one-story buildings encompassing wood exteriors and pitched roofs.

Have a full time job so I cannot locate any good deals myself.

How is the job market?

I am looking into a neighborhood that is improving, with decent schools and rental demands.Shoshana

Even though you may have experience running a brush over a wall, there’s a huge difference in time and quality between a professional paint job and someone painting their own wall.