Should I dive in and start looking for a place to invest in our should I first speak with a financial advisor?

That's not meant to be insulting to the author in any way, it just doesn't go very deep into how he established his wholesaling and bird-dogging leads nor does it touch on the process of wholesaling or bird-dogging.I did find his analysis of every offer given him a great way to quickly learn from examples how to evaluate a deal.It's a decent read/skim, but not worth more than a couple bucks or hours of your time.

I know I need to establish a credit line but how can I take the right steps now to set myself up for that.

I dont know where your building is located at specifically, however am not sure how the wine/art ordeal would help your space unless there is a large following in  your community and something already established -- IE if you google First Friday or Final Friday and add Wichita, KS to the search term - you'll see what they do here (there's a pretty large following on these events - there would be no value in anyone trying to advertise their building for lease to the people who attend such things....that's here, might be different where you're located though)Do you have more details to provide -- what town is the building in, whats around it, what is the demographic makeup, are you in a bedroom community to a larger city nearby - out on an island all by yourself with nothing else around, retirement community, any industry, professionals nearby?  

The current benchmarks my partner and I have established for the 2015 year include:Fix and Flip 2-to-3 single-family residences Establish business entity A snapshot of my current financial situation looks something like this:Income: $38,000 (PM at Architectural Consulting Firm)Assets: $13,000 (8k of which are devoted to investments)Debts: $17,500 (School Loan)With that being said, I am also debating purchasing my first primary residence and am trying to figure that into the plans.

It is the way you establish that personal/business relationship with someone online...you know, that one most people will tell you you can't do.

This would be a one year loan which I hope to convert to a traditional 15 year mortgage after the property has established a suitable rental history.  

I have a meeting later this week with a mortgage advisor and he mentioned this to me.

I also established a business phone number.  

Hey Guys, I am a complete newb to the real estate scene and I'm looking to get into rentals (with a couple flips after I establish my 1st 5 rentals).