Now, I’ll discount that to seal the deal, but just trust that there are places to invest where the numbers make sense.

You will want to get a professional inspector and contractor that you trust to walk the property on the outside if you can't get in. 

My recommendation would be to setup a living trust so the asset(s) do not need to go through probate.

Make sure you're familiar with all the terms, and maybe have a trusted attorney give it a once-over to ensure everything lines up with Oregon's latest landlord-tenant laws.

Chat with a trusted loan officer to figure what the numbers would look like.

The key is to not trust those sites as gospel.

My biggest advice is to start investing where you have a good network of people you know like and trust...this especially holds true if you will be investing out of state.While it's not impossible to go straight to the commerical I personally found it easier to start in the residential world and then make my way over to commerical multi-family. 

Next year people will have reviews to read to help them decide if they trust you with their hard-earned money.

I completely trust Amanda’s assessment here, but I do wonder whether Kiyosaki actually does take the REP deduction and if so, how?

Thinking about doing the same (for my solo 401K) and considering Rocket dollar, equity trust, broad financial, etc.