Feel free to reach out if you’d like some additional resources or guidance on getting started.

1) Do you call an insurance yourself to start a policy?

Just started using https://www.turbotenant.com/ it gives you a focal point to house documents, gives you a credit report and some other things but it's still your decision to make with the collected information. 

Happy to chat more if it would help. 

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

It would be a good way to start networking.

Hey Helena, I know we've already chatted but you should check out this BP thread about us:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1184140-plan...

I'm originally from the area and have been starting to look at some properties there as I am living in New Jersey.

A lot of newer investors want to get started in Real Estate and then turn the riskiest type of investment. 

Looking for feedback from folks who have been in similar situations and have lessons learned or advice, as I am just getting started and this is literally my first post.Wife and I moved out of our first townhouse and rented it out to grow our family 3 years ago.