I am a fairly new homeowner (less than 2 years) and haven't began my investment property journey yet. 

Hey Jed, Congrats on wanting to start your real estate investing journey!

  $31k after tax annual income - $11k rent = $20k or $1,600 per month net income left to cover all other expenses (utilities, cars, insurance, groceries, kids, activities, etc.).Median household income for 38128 is $41k or $36k after tax

Thank you for the update on your journey, @Fakaradin Floyd!

Sorry for the late response, I am not very active on BP.All you need is an CPA/Attorney to manage your LLC, I went through this route of registering a wyoming LLC and paying high price until I found a local attorney who does all the that with the same protection by naming the organizer and registered agent with the attorney details in your articles of organization, at the same time you will need more specific details in your operating agreement pertaining to your local state laws or you can as well use wyoming agent. 

Good luck on your journey nothing like some good  lessons  to teach you how to bounce back from anything.

Wishing you the best of luck on your investment journey!

Most agents paying for leads are inexperienced, which is why they need to pay for leads.Look for an agent with a minimum of 15 years of active experience.

Once I reached that goal, the drive for the next one felt just as strong.Reminder to enjoy the journey and that it’s not about the destination.Every goal you reach, you will enjoy it for a short time, then be on to the next one.How do you balance striving to do better and for more while understanding that it will never be enough?

Best of luck—sounds like an exciting journey ahead!