I'm looking to fund deals and am curious about opinions/experiences on crowdfunding sites vs private money etc.

It's been a little while since I have made any posts on this site.

Hey guys.So I am currently in that space where I’ve been reading books and listening to podcasts but I am still about a year away from my first purchase (at least 6 months).To make a long story short, I’m cleaning up a mess a younger me didn’t realize would put a monkey wrench in the plan my current self has created to help me achieve financial freedom.With all the knowledge and experience everyone has been sharing, I’ve been feeling like I wanted to contribute to the community as well.But how does someone with no experience contribute to this wonderful community?

I look for properties than I research them through country sites, maybe make a few phone calls.

If the building WAS a SFR at one point, then you might need to some serious investigative work to make sure all of the utilities and plumbing are cleanly partitioned.

Can you clean up the existing house, rent it out until you get all your ducks in a row.

There's a lot of area not covered.Is there a way to do this, or were these sub-forums created at the beginning of this site and therefore are set this way going forward permanently?

I would look at Set for Life by @Scott Trench as a starting point, then do a deep dive into house hacking here on the site. 

Just that the market combined with your state of mind tells me clean break.You can sell all as a package and 1031 into a passive investment and collect your 7% - 8% for the next 20 years but its too small for a big group without a  huge hair cut. 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2017/11/15/five-goal-setting-tips-to-real-estate-investing-success-in-2018/#2b46bc9b3239