My answer for consumer clients is different. 

If passive, consuming content and talking to people in the space and getting your money ready may be all you need to do.

For event listings, check out Meetup.com or contact your neighbourhood real estate company.Speak with nearby real estate agents who focus on investment properties.

FSBO has been around forever, so have discount brokers.

The biggest time consumer would be your apartment building, but that is being managed by a PM.

If it ends up being an expensive or time-consuming repair, you may be able to get bids and have the seller escrow 1.5x or of the bid cost to do the work post-close with a signed agreement and lender approval.  

According to Experian "78% of U.S. consumers' FICO® Scores are higher than 620." 620 is objectively a very bad credit score with a high probability of delinquency.For my rentals, 700 is the minimum and any applicant with lower credit score will need someone else to serve as a personal guarantor.

Purchase price: $135,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Oxford House #1 - Buy and Hold Forever

But they are costing each homeowner $25,000 to fix because they took forever and now need significant work.

if you intend to live in it, there are strict ATR rules for consumer loans. this means the lender will have to qualify you with income one way or another. if self-employed, you have a few options that will eliminate the need for tax returns.