Starting with an apartment building instead of SFH for first?

[Skip Gilliam]

Im just starting out on this venture and I'm still reading and gaining as much knowledge as possible on investing in rentals. Still trying to figure out my plan of action. The more I think about it the more interested I am in just skipping the single family area and just going for it and try to put in the work to find an small apartment building 20 units or so. 

There are no units of that size anywhere near where I live mostly much larger complexes which would way out of my $ range. I would have to look outside my area. 

Any pointers on diving in to something of that size from the start for first investment?