I've read a couple of Brandon Turner's books now and have been getting really into the mindset to start this journey.A couple major items I'm initially thinking of is where to start.

They'll just keep coming back with new issues for you to fix.How to tell if this is a legit mold issue or if it's the tenants problem: initial sniff test goes as follows....did the previous tenants have this issue?

or someone else like CPA etc. should initiate the process?

The deal cash flows minimally initially then after the second and third mortgages are paid off it becomes a cash flow cow.

I understand the challenges and competition in this field and am willing to put in the time and effort to learn and grow.If you have any advice on how someone in my position could gain practical experience or alternative ways to get started in real estate without significant initial capital, I’d be eager to hear your thoughts.Thank you for your time! 

Once you have them served and file the papers with the court, the court will assign a First Tier Hearing - basically a mediation session where hopefully you are able to work out a move out date certain (with the tenant paying use and occupancy).

My initial thought here was seller finance, as @Ryan Irwin mentioned!

Quote from @Kristin Boekhoff: I am about to purchase my first small multifamily (5-unit) property and plan on initially managing it myself.

I wanted to learn about mobile homes and parks, but it came off as a big hype session with lots of people from the same funnel marketing company.

I do understand real estate is not a " passive" investment and does take hands on work with regards to even managing a the property manager.My initial thought was/is (given my current status) that the optimal strategy would be to look into turnkey properties to get started and once I move back into the states get into/invest in more areas of real estate investing.