Cash needed for first rental?

[Joshua Ferguson]

Hello all, I’m just starting out and want to get into rental properties and my question is how much money do you recommend having in savings when starting out? I don’t want to buy my first property only to find out some major expense pops up and I don’t have the savings to cover it. I’m looking at a duplex to fourplex for my first property and just want to make sure I have enough of a safety net before I jump in. Thanks!