I wanted to share some of the most valuable lessons in case they helped someone else out in their real estate journey.

I think that's the most valuable of all.. they will GIVE you leads

Lower premiums mean more cash flow and often a more valuable property.There are Wet and Dry flood mitigation techniques that applicable in different settings.

Detroit's abandoned homes (resulting from a significant population decline) sell for so little because they are only valuable if you want to live in Detroit. 

You've got a great background for handling renovations yourself -- HVAC experience is, in my opinion, one of the most valuable construction background you can have for rehabbing.

So much that I'm willing to drop college and even work if i had a mentor to teach me.

I don't remember the exact wording, but it was along the lines of " Poor dads teach their kids to be good employees, rich dads teach their kids to be good business owners".

In Boston, the single units (or I believe even brownstones, but I could be mixing something up) in the Symphony/Northeastern University area, for example, give cash flow of like <$200/m, and that was with me assuming property management, as BP teaches you.Hope this is a start.

A good hands-on, on-site mentor will teach you how to do that and move properties.

They aren't really written to teach you anything you can use "right out of the box".If you have the money, sign up with a good on-site mentor.