He is the foremost authority on Private money marketing.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Natural appreciation usually takes holding the property for at least a few years (just depending on what the RE market does going forward).  

Now, of course, every market is different.

In housing the house goes up with the market, think comps. 

If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

No syndication experience but there are about a dozen quality RV/Mobile home parks on market in Oregon, several with owner carry options that can be passiv-ish with management in place.

If you want to get into MTR or STR I have better markets to recommend.

I really am amazed at how some marketer can convince an adult that real estate is like following grandma's recipe for beef stew.

Hey Kyle, Welcome to the BP community.Since you’re in Nashville-a growing market consider starting with house hacking (e.g., a duplex or triplex).Wishing you success on your journey.