(I would Invest now but my college is out of my home state)If you guys could give any beginner advice or books you’ve read that really helped I would be very grateful.

It all started as a hobby of some sort for a little extra cash after reading Robert Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

3000sq ft of siding is standard in my area, so they're saying that just to paint the siding, it should be $4500-$8300, before you even talk about trim and windows? 

Offer to sign a confidentiality agreement to try to break the information loose.You can often underwrite a deal using a market rent survey and industry standard expenses.

Here is a link for Washington: https://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/As for CRE education, start with a good book.

I’m just starting out, sifting through threads, reading books, watching YouTube, listening to podcasts, and swimming in ponds of RE stuff.

Also most standard mls contracts contain an automatic or "check the box" addendum for 1031 exchanges. 

.- you can google hard money lender and they will pop up if you want to go that way.There are tons of others, there are a lot of resources on the site and books that go into depth like the ultimate guide BP puts out.Good luck!!

There are many rental units in the city that are not up the standard of habitability and fly under the radar. 

60 years is pretty much standard around here... but since your property now has a known problem (trust me, title insurers do not operate in a vacuum), the time period is irrelevant.Switching title companies wouldn't fix the problem, it would actually hurt you.