Once you do get buy something, be sure to look at a cost segregation study for the property.  

Additionally you can do a cost segregation study and get a lot of depreciation benefits to offset the rental income (and potentially other income).  

Would love to connect with people who can give me advice on what to look for or where to study for starting out.

Been studying your market for a while and hoping to Brrrr some properties in 2021.

I would study AvantStay and some of their properties in your area or NC generally.

Via a study I done comparing the Preforeclosure leads that PS provided with county records for over 167 counties across TX, CA and FL.

Study the market.

I'm looking for case studies.

Making money in real estate requires experience and starting with no or little money makes you study harder.As much as most of us probably wished for it, getting started with a lot of money in your pocket is a recipe for disaster: the temptation is to make the deal work by throwing money at it.If you want to go into real estate go with a syndicator with a good track record.

Yes this is probably the best strategy for brand new people, but they need to study well and apply (like anything).