Check out this blog article:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/how-to-invest-in-real-estate-before-turning-21

While our initial down payment was modest, our loan to value is estimated at 71% based on current home value.

Start modest and increase your investments gradually as you become more knowledgeable and comfortable with the market.

I still get regular blog type emails .. but when i log in.. its blank slate.

I know much of the information from BP is free in terms of blog posts, podcast, YT videos and forum but I'm old school and like a comprehensive book I can crack open.

Investors and owners should be aware of these pros and cons when deciding whether to obtain a BOV/BPO.[1][2][3][4][5]Sources[1] Broker Opinion of Value in Commercial Real Estate Explained https://fnrpusa.com/blog/broker-price-opinions/[2] What Is a Broker Price Opinion (BPO)?

Or take a modest amount out and pay tax on it. 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

There is a "modestly priced hotel room" clean, and there is "The Peninsula."