Be very cautious on how you approach this in the future.

I believe the best option incorporates all three approaches, in the following sequence:Connect with knowledgeable local investors to quickly get a sense for the many sub-marketsBuild a core team of capable professionals (PM, inspectors, contractors) who are goal-aligned with you and also have no conflicts of interest among themselvesDo a single small deal to establish a work process for the team and get a minor win.Make strategic visits, not to inspect rehab work but rather to strengthen your relationships with your core team.Do more and larger deals, adjusting the team as necessary.This is exactly the approach I'm in Lubbock, Texas today and would love to compare notes with you.

Hey there,Are there any minimum qualification like needing a high school diploma or having a GED for becoming a house flipper or having a buy and hold approach? 

In terms of structuring you can figure out how you want the partnership and then you can market it to investors that will likely go for that approach.

I had about 20 rental doors in 1 1/2 years and this is all while maintaining a full-time job.My approach was basically buy, fix up, raise rents, keep for a couple of years and sell which I did with many of my rental units.

Then you could approach your dad with a concrete plan instead of a pie-in-the-sky dream.

I think you took the right approach of just trying to get into something and start learning.

I'd personally try to incentivize him to clean the property before applying pressure in terms of an eviction - carrot before the stick approach.

If not maybe you can take a different approach with two properties like you mentioned. 

How would I approach this?