Start by being actively involved with your PROPERTY MANAGEMENT duties.  

Start small with duplexes or triplexes, analyze deals carefully, and build a team of local experts.

A foreclosure initiated by Ocwen won't touch your credit at all as you are in a second lien position and not a direct holder of the loan/mortgage.If the foreclosure starts you might be able to recoup the money or lose it.

Regarding getting started, I recommend finding an STR owner who's overwhelmed or just worn out with managing their property, and perhaps who's also not using a dynamic pricing tool, and then offering to manage it for a very small cost. 

I'm learning about PadSplits and am interested in getting started with PadSplits in Kansas City, both MO and KS.

@Giovanni BarbosaIt’s great that you're starting in real estate!

I always recommend starting small—testing with one VA for a month is a smart strategy.

When we moved, we turned it into a rental, hoping this would be the start of our real estate journey—something we’d like to continue once my husband retires.Some key details:My husband is active duty and will retire in 3 years.We have one final move coming up this summer to Raleigh, NC.Our current debts are crippling us—the high interest makes it tough to stay afloat every month.The plan I proposed to my husband:Sell the rental property.Use the proceeds to pay off all our debts, set aside emergency funds and a down payment for our next home.Free up $1,500/month from debt payments, and that also can stash in a high-yield savings account.Regain full VA loan entitlement, allowing us to purchase a multifamily home and use the house hacking strategy for up coming move.Avoid capital gains tax, since April marks five years of ownership, and the tenant’s lease ends in May.This wasn’t our original plan, and we hate the idea of using our equity to pay off debt.

Paul has started at least 3 separate threads in the past few days announcing to the world the success he's having with section 8 rentals and repeatedly reminds us he doesn't have a clue how to calculate the true operational costs associated with these properties. 

But if you have to jump through hoops or spend a significant amount of money to put it in might not be worth it.