My friend, Matt, suggested I read Rich Dad Poor Dad, and that it would surely help me grasp the mindset of not directly working for your money.

Conduct your market studies ahead of time and have a solid grasp on your numbers rent/sales price.

Passive investing does not require the same knowledge as active investing, but it absolutely requires due diligence and a really good grasp on why you’re investing with a particular company or in particular properties.  

The rents have been fine, but the appreciation is hard to grasp. 

No problem man, its not the toughest thing to learn but it does take time to fully grasp the concept.

Now that I've grasped and experienced the wholesale process, I'm noticing that while there may be buyers/investors in the market, there's significant portion of them that can't or won't accept a majority of the deals that come their way. 

My plan is to use an FHA loan, get into a fourplex for a year (househack), and then after a year that iv grasped a little more knowledge on landlording, better credit, more cash reserves, and with the cashflow from the other units be able to refinance that one, then do an FHA and move to another one.

Trying to get a grasp of the climate. 

Yes, I am seeing that too, I really did not get a grasp on how much SFH prices have sharply risen tell I got back on the net and talked to my agent.Its just that type of SFH 2 to 3 bed close in are limited will always be limited.

Really looking to grasp the numbers side of investing and analyzing deals.