If your father is willing to shell out a significant amount of capital for you to get started and your true goal is to be a real estate investor then you need to be present every minute of the process and involved in every decision along the way.Finally if you do decide to partner with someone make sure you do not put up 100% of the cash and that they have skin in the game as well, make sure you are on the title and have a clearly defined JV agreement drawn up by an experienced attorney

Judging things based on the quantity of deals is pretty silly to me at this stage of the game.  

Its a numbers game.  

That's why I made it a point in my game plan to take until the beginning of 2015 to educate myself as much as possible before jumping into it. 

My husband and my self are virgins at the real estate game.

If you are going to play in real estate game then you need to have experts around you: accountant, real estate lawyer and title company are a good start.A rehabber that does any level of volume is going to be classified as a dealer by the IRS.

Renting apartments is something of a numbers game.

I am not a seasoned investor but with these high priced homes its a whole new ball game.

Monthly cash flow, appreciation, long term investment, quick flip, etc.Personal Financials - It sounds like you are ahead of the game here, but stronger financial sponsorship will be required for investment property.

Welcome to the forum, John.In response to your wondering about investing with little starting capital, I would have to say that starting with money helps in this game, but money is not required to play.