Again, definitely consult with a CPA - our team has a few recommendations if you are interested and I can DM you as well. 

@Christopher Leet, I can recommend an excellent realtor who works with investors and is an investor. 

Quote from @Brian Hill: Do anyone have a recommendation for a San Antonio Real Estate Attorney that deals with creative financing and title work? 

Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.

If you are looking for proper guidance from someone that has house hacked quite a few times and has the knowledge and experience to help get you going in the right direction, I recommend reaching out to @Josh Green.

Recently a friend recommended I looked into BiggerPockets as I was telling them about my "concept of a plan" and maybe he could also notice my hesitation.

I have purchased the following books:ABCs of Buying Rental Property The ABCs of Property Management The ABCs of Real Estate Investing The Advanced Guide to Real Estate InvestingThe Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownWhat order do you recommend reading them in?

@Pat Aboukhaled can you recommend one of those investor meetups that you think would be good for a newbie like me?

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

According to several websites, and an AI summary, $100 per month is average for a 900ft apartment this time of year.Switching to electric would make the tenants responsible for the bill, but you would eat the cost of installation and it may drive your rents down because electricity costs are probably much higher than the gas you currently pay.I recommend you do more research before switching anything up.