On paper what you're describing might sound doable - but it sounds like your perspective on REI is based off of knowledge of only the "good parts" Managing and owning rentals (yes, even with a PM & price point of sub $50k) comes with its own challenges and headaches. 

When they're done with your taxes you should meet with them to go over your return, ask any tax questions, discuss any advice they have based on the return they just prepared and share your plans for the next year so they can give you advice on them from a tax perspective. 

I'm only familiar with the field from a clinicians perspective.

I truly appreciate your perspective on the investing journey.

You will meet people from different walks of life that will give you different perspectives on real estate investing.

From a percentage return perspective, we currently have our money that is ready to invest in real estate sitting in a high yield savings account earning over 5% interest.  

We currently own a home here and are up over $100K in equity over the course of 4 years and will cash flow around $600 for perspective. 

Put this into perspective, back in Dec23 when rates dipped mortgage apps skyrocketed. 2 of my 3 lenders said they had more apps in Dec23 than Apr23-Nov23 combined.

@Ryan Daultonslightly different perspective here.you're both right.look, I'm on Biggerpockets because I'm a real estate investor.  

Where you are building your wealth is the appreciation and don't forget rents tend to go up over time so as time goes on the unit gets more profitable from a cash flow perspective.