In the knowledge gathering phase

[John Harrington]

I am trying to gather as much information as I can through podcast, reading articles and just listening to people who've been renting for a while.  On May 1 I'll be closing on apartment in Hawaii I bought while I was in the army, I should be walking away with about $9000, then I have some more cash on the side that I've saved for this to put as an additional down payment/help with clean up before renting.  
My goal in starting passive income is to supplement my wife's income x2 so she can stop working and then I'll continue to work so we can continue to build.  
Any suggestions or comments will be appreciated:

Who was the 1st person that yall talked to before starting to build your rock star team; real estate agent, property manager, personal finance adviser or someone else?