Hi @Jennifer Castro Welcome to BiggerPockets! You have come to the right place for RE investing lot’s of great info and advice from the BP community.
Here are some links that I have put together for you, hope it will help you on your path to RE investing. I hope this will answer some of your questions.
https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/11/0... (Get Paid House hacking)
https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/03/13/investing-multifamily-ben-leybovich/ (Podcast 061 - How to succeed in multifamily investing-Ben Leybovich)
https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/09/how-to-buy-a-small-multifamily-property/ (How to buy a small multifamily property)
https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/16/how-to-choose-areas-multifamily-deals/ (How to choose multi-family deals)
http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/07/19/how-to-buy-a-duplex/(How to buy a duplex)
https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/12/12/bp-podcast-048-duplex-managing-tenants-darren-sager/ (Podcast 048 Duplex investing and managing tenants-Darren Sager)
Much success to you!