Hey Matt welcome to BP, I wish I had my head in the real estate game when I was 17, you are well on your way and surely in the right place!

@Jeff Zhou Click my profile and read my "insurance...what a game" thread!

I am still a little blurry on where to start or if i have enough to start or if I should save up some more to get in the game.

REI is a numbers game, so the more people that you reach, the higher your chance of success will be. 

The real estate game is probably the same or more.thanks,Matt

And I am pretty certain in the low end rental markets if you did not secure a home all this stuff would stand a very good chance of being pilfered ..But it sounds like your new to the game and I wish you the best...

If the seller lowers the price significantly and it turns out just to be damaged finishes, you could well come out ahead of the game.

The web site is something that I can afford to have done so I can continue doing more important tasks to find deals.Mailers, answering the phone, wife 4 kids, mow lawn, part time job, driving for dollars, podio, probate listings, Excel files, chess, video games, $$$, call leads, oil change, eat, sleep, breath, omg kid again, twice in one night, how is that even possible. lol Yea you know the drill.          

It works and its a numbers game is what they say.

One of the things that helped me when starting out was to constantly play the Cashflow 101 board game.