How will your chain of command react to you when you are distracted by the inevitable problems that arise as a landlord?  

Going step by step will help keep you from getting distracted or overwhelmed and get you moving in the right direction as opposed to just be in the reading/listening stage forever.2) Attend look meetups in your area (search on meetup.com) and start connecting with investors.

It's very easy to get distracted by "shiny objects" and never pull the trigger on anything.I'd suggest buying a home in an "okay" area for around $20k and rehabbing it to make rent ready.  

You probably ought to set up an office with minimal distractions.  

And I'm glad I stopped to read it after all even though it totally distracted me.  

Another thing you should do, depending on your personal wealth, is to form some type of corporation and a LLC to not only to protect you personally but for business reasons to keep it separate from your personal expenses.Another thing you must consider is an office location that is not distractive.  

Marie did come back after being run off; then she told me she decided she was spending too much time in distractions do decided to stop her BP membership.

You might also wanna try Homesnap I just started using it and it's really useful for figuring out what school distract a property is in

One other thing you should do before you start investing activity, locate an office that is the least distracting and convenient for you.You can open your office at your place depending the ability of your act and you can close it off.  

That way you avoid getting overwhelmed and distracted with all the info that's out there.