Hey everyone, I'm brand new to real estate investing, but it's something that I've spent a good amount of my time researching and reading on.I found a potential deal on zillow/redfin for a "fixer upper" that doesn't seem to actually be a fixer upper. 

Hey ,So i am brand new to the world of real estate and recently bought my first two family.

I am a brand new investor looking to get my start near the South Puget Sound area, Olympia, Washington.

Brand new investor wanting to get started building wealth in real estate.

I have yet to purchase my first property and I am open to market suggestions preferably on the lower end in out of pocket costs as I am brand new to this kind of investing.

If you are brand new (and are using a mortgage), don't waste your time on foreclosure options as most, if not all, will be bought with cash and most, if not all, will have limited inspection options.

I’m brand new in the scheme of things.

Brand new to bigger pockets looking to learn a ton!

Back when I worked at Homeaway I was the Customer Support Manager and worked with the team that created the original "Community by Homeaway" (now converted to the newly branded Vrbo "Partner Community").That Community has a lot of resources for "newbies" just getting started, including this article:https://community.vrbo.com/s/n...Here is the short version:The people you hire to perform maintenance and handle cleaning at your second home could very well be the lifeblood of your vacation rental business.

There's an attorney in Orlando who has a great website devoted to this exact topic that is a must-read: https://www.richardhornsby.com/crimes/regulatory/u...It states: "In Florida, it is unlawful to engage in the following real estate related activities for compensation without possessing a real estate broker's license or sales associate license.Advertising or marketing another person's timeshare or property for compensation.Auctioning or attempting to auction another person's property for compensation.Buying or attempting to buy real estate on behalf of another person for compensation.Listing another person's timeshare or property for compensation.Operating as a real estate broker or sales associate without a license.Renting, leasing, or attempting to rent or lease real estate on behalf of another person for compensation...The crime of Unlicensed Practice of Real Estate is a Third Degree Felony and assigned a Level 1 offense severity ranking under Florida’s Criminal Punishment Code.If convicted of Unlicensed Practice of Real Estate in Florida, a judge can impose any combination of the following penalties:Up to five (5) years in prison.Up to five (5) years of probation.Up to $5,000 in fines."