At least you have a starting point.

I would start at paperstac and Brett Burky and Co. 

Currently have a great job but want to start acquiring  2-4 unit complexes.

MAREI meets next week - we have a new meeting place starting on the 12th at the Double Tree. 

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

I think that areas on the outskirts of desirable cities where many people are moving (ie: Charleston) have great long term potential, as eventually people start to rent right outside the downtown area when prices rise. 

This includes critical programs such as: Social Security & Medicare, Medicaid & SNAP (food assistance), Pell Grants & Head Start, and Rental Assistance Programs". 

The learning curve for plumbing is a nightmare, you'll spend a lot of trips to the store and get frustrated starting over constantly. 

Then once I find a property that I like to buy I'll start looking at the comps in the area that have been rented and are currently on the market to be rented and make sure that my mortgage payment will at least break even with the rental comps.I'm using rough estimates on Zillow and websites alike.

You really need to decide on what is most important and then start looking.