that is awesome mate getting into the game this early in life is an adventage on its own mate. to help answer your questions?

Apartments and mobile home parks share the same customer base, so the impact of a national recession is that it forces more people into a rental status, which benefits both sectors.

The way I see it your partner scenario could have an advantage over a property manager because they have more skin in the game. 

You can also purchase customized lists that are also affordable in the grand scheme of things.

JV with them.All HML want some type of skin in the game.

I've recently jumped into the REI game and I've found out that if you don't have a "employee" job or a W2 in order to get a home loan you have to have 2 years of reliable income history. 

Fix & flip is a completely different game.

Providing the deal and proposing the partnership as 50/50 keeps me in the game by running the remodel therefore allowing me to see a split upon completion, right? 

@Jared W Smith @Darren Browne  I am in the  Bronx/Yonkers area as well and am new to the investing game.

It's the essence of the game that we are all playing here.