Continually educating yourself along the way is huge.

Educate yourself and find/hire mentors.

They are not the cheapest ones but have a great comprehensive list of services for real estate investors.

What if, the experience that the new investor gained over time by educating himself gave him the ability to find deals in apartment buildings but still never physically experienced it and one day he decides to connect with the type of people that could make this project come together, like a general contractor, property management, real estate attorney, real estate broker, CPA, and a private lender but know in the middle of the loan application he lacks having a track record.

Watch as many videos as you can and educate yourself. 

I spend about $3,000 per year just to keep my license current and have to do about 20 hours of continuing education per year. 

I am a Nashville native starting the education process of real estate investing.

My thought is that if I can get a property with some sort of cash flow, even if it's more work, I'll get both a cash flow going and a major education into landlording, then I can upgrade down to the line to a Class A or B.

I am new to real estate, and have been on an educational binge absorbing as much information as I can.

Getting the contractor is easy thanks to the nationwide database of contractors who can earn an accreditation after completing a 203k education/vetting process.