My lease has a $500 fine per pet and I think a daily fee...on my no pet properties.

Set aside time on a regular basis (like daily) to review the transactions.  

the monthly income is based on daily rental and i put in a conservative 30 % vacancy based on another rental. 

Sometimes I am a daily shopper for months on end while fixing up a stinky.

I would say to listen to him on YouTube, and do it frequently (daily).

You can invest in a good or bad two family in RI or Mass equally, but having a a 20 minute vs. 1 hour daily commute, or being able to see family multiple times a week vs once or twice a month can be pretty important.So I would say choose between those areas first, then when you're ready to start analyzing specific properties to see if you want to put offers in on any of them, there are a lot of resources here on Bigger Pockets for learning to analyze properties, such as the rental property buy and hold calculator.I don't do a lot of owner occupied purchases for myself at this point so the Conventional 97 is new to me also (and has only been around since Dec 2014) but it looks like there are many pages comparing it to FHA so I'd recommend just spending the time to research the differences a bit.You'd want to make sure that if you use a mortgage broker s/he is licensed in RI and Mass (if you still haven't decided between the two), and I'd say to make sure when you are comparing the two options that you consider all the monthly costs (e.g., including private mortgage insurance payments in addition to the regular monthly principal/interest payment) and that you consider all the up-front costs.

It took a ton of hardwork, consistent marketing, and daily chit chat with my emotions to keep my self balanced and not crazy.

By doing that you should be able to raise the rent and possibly the sales price depending on the demand.The best way to make more money is to be prepared to move to the hot areas and by buying small apartments and working your way up to make enough to be able to hire an experienced Property Manager or a Property Management Company to take care of the daily needs, both maintenance and occupancy,  that is experienced in that area or type and will report you regularly on what you need to properly oversee their efforts and the properties financial status.One good thing is that many smaller apartment complexes are owned by Mom and Pop. 

@Josh Parra I have purchased 4 books and listen to podcasts daily... but I can’t ask a book or podcast a question so I post in here whether I know the answer or not.

A Partnership on an apartment complex of 30 or more units would greatly enhance your endeavor to make it and also afford to hire a Property Management Company that would do the daily operations.