So I could also fit another flip into my budget this year.

There are many people on this site and in the Lexington that fit your description.

Educate her on the options and pro/cons of each and let her decide which best fits her needs/desires.

Ideally I would like work my way up to owning a few multifamily rental units.

If you use PEX (which I suggest because it will not busy when it freezes) then after your valve just sleeve it through the concrete and go to your next available "good" threaded fitting and connect it.

Ideally, I'd find somebody who does that for a living, has a bunch of knowledge and is willing to let me tag along with him and soak up all I can, while trying to not be a pain in the ***. 

We think you would fit into our parameters. 

i'm very much interested in multi's. as of yet i've not found a good deal. some have come close on paper, but are too close for comfort when it comes to trying the numbers out in the real world.i happened to run a SFH through an analyzer earlier, though, and it is screaming potential. 29.49% cash on cash return, 11.95% annual cap rate, and ~$245 in monthly cashflow. assuming it's not too good to be true, what are your thoughts on me following a deal that looks like a great deal even if it's not strictly in my ideal criteria?

Thanks @Larry Fried and @Jeff GreenbergJeff, to be more specific that (to fit this forum topic as you said), I am looking into 1.

It is entirely different from real estate, but I decided that my life wasn't the right fit for real estate (land lording) at this time.