@Brandon Ortiz I would focus on finding deals locally, I mean really fnding DEALS!

Go to your local Real Estate Investors Association. 

Once you get out and find your local REIA or meetup, you will build confidence on top of the information downloads because people just like you will already be doing what you want to do.

The Raymond St deal came through local market research and networking.

My local place is called Appliance Factory & Outlet, and they provide new, with warranty brand name models of appliances for a fraction.

If you have significant resources you can start on your own, if not partnering with someone who brings some local knowledge can accelerate and stabilize your journey. 

My friend said his client nearly bailed when she found unexpected wiring issues behind the kitchen walls..apparantly the seller hadn’t touched that electrical since the Reagan era..but with a patient electrician who understood the local code and a carpenter who improvised a shelving trick in the diningrom, they ended up selling above asking.Flipping and building can get tricky, especially once you start thinking bigger.

I wish I could find someone local that I could sit down with, like the old days, and pick their brain on how to effectively edit and upload videos to YouTube.

Plus scan the local Craigslist to see what used furniture is out there.With all the questions you have asked, I don't think you said where it was located.

I added a new software platform, got rid of all abandoned vehicles, raised rents, seal-coated and striped parking lot, took out loads and loads of trash, got the phone number working and started marketing to local community groups.