Wanted to introduce myself ...my name is Isidro...i am from California, i recently got offered an opportunity to get into the real estate investing by my landlord...he has been doing this for about 15-20 years and offered me to work with him...basically i find/generate him leads...he puts 100% of his money, we buy homes cash, if i work on rehabbing he will pay me an hourly rate, and in the end he gives me 40% of the profits...sounds like a fair deal to me since i have 0 liability, i am not using my own money and he is an experinced investor.

Basically you need investors who have a lot of cash parked in a money market and aren't sure what to do with it --- the stock market is volatile but they know their savings are losing value every month because of inflation.

In regards to learning how to determine what needs to be done, any advice on turning to online courses to learn the basics?

You are in a situation that comes down to making a basic business decision.

The $5k to $10k difference is basically your GC's overhead and profit to manage the project and make it worth their time.Here's what I would expect to pay if I managed it myself:KitchenCabinets Material: ~$4k or lessCabinet Install: ~$1kGranite Countertops: $1.5 to $2kSink & Kitchen Faucet, Disposal, DW & Ref Hookup $500Appliances $2kFlooring (200 sf x $6/sf) = $1,200Electrical/Lighting = $500? 

It's basically if there's something major discovered in inspection (and found during inspection period) you can just walk away.

I used a MS program called Visio - it's a VERY basic cad-like program.

Realtor.com, Trulia, and Zillow also work for basic searching, although I've found Zillow doesn't always have the newest information.

Ideally you want a property that, if you put $0 down still had a positive cashflow, otherwise you are basically just buying cashflow with your downpayment.

We are also working on seller financing for part of the cost to lessen the amount needed to hit 20% as we don’t think it makes sense to pay PMI here. basically thinking ill make monthly payments to them over the next 2 years.