My partner and I are heavily investing currently in rehabs and options in north and South Carolina.

I personally invest heavily in military areas.

My 5 year plan is heavily dependent on cash flow.

Where investors know the market and have contacts (inspectors, loan officers, etc) a first time home buyer is going to rely heavily on you for that. 

I've been asking some of the Vice Presidents at my job if they or anyone they know are heavily involved in real estate that may be willing to mentor a newbie.

My website will continue to be a working progress and I will hold aside the trappings of my business and focus more on the planning of my strategy.Jon Holdman I was heavily considering starting with Wholesaling because of the low capital that is actually required to pull it off.

I discuss it with my wife sometimes, as she worries about us being too heavily weighted in real estate and not enough in other things (e.g. mutual funds).One thing I come back to often is that to maximize your RoI in any investment, you have to know the market and know how to find the best opportunities and make the most of them.So, if you're buying 2/3 SFRs in B/C neighborhoods for a BRRR strategy, you eventually learn which neighborhoods are best and what's the best way to find the best properties at the best prices and get the best tenants for that neighborhood.

Doesn't mean you won't get yield (income) but you'll be more heavily focused, IMO, on capital appreciation. 

Borrowed funds are out (unless heavily seasoned, and then it's still not technically allowed) so you may not be able to do delayed finance anywayif you do the LLC, commercial loans don't worry much about seasoning but the rate and terms are going to be worse, and finding a commercial broker to do such a tiny deal is tricky The deal you described is one I do ALL.THE.TIME.

That heavily relies on your market and the competition i your area, however this is the average we have seen over the years.