My goal is to develop financial independence, pay for grad school, learn the craft and pass on the skills and knowledge to my future children, nieces and nephews.I would love to connect with other investors in the DC, Maryland and Virginia area! 

@Joshua Loh, bots greatly increase the conversion of lead generation.Freddy AI bot's 30,000+ ML models are trained on diverse big-data, and together with advanced NLP models, deliver Skills that are laser-focused on sales, support, and marketing use-cases:For example, the Freddy AI bot carefully examines all correspondence between your employees and sellers or tenants.

Start small by getting a duplex to get your feet wet, screen and rent to your first tenant, and hone your landlording skills. 

As an accountant you've got a great marketable skill set to trade on.

But the important thing is that you learn and get the skills to do the same thing.

But again I believe this is not my problem and he needs to eat the loss according to the wording on the scope "completed in a skillful manner as required by the city code specifications."  

But beyond that bit of confusion to your scenario - you should absolutely not work with someone who does not match your own level of ambition / aggression / boldness, skill, etc...

Using my skills, I am able to compete with more well-funded investors who may not be interested in getting their hands dirty!

Ask yourself how you can get the most value out of that time.Improving your skills is one way. 

.), and put the rest of our money to work on opening up the floor plan and adding aesthetically pleasing features to the space.