I’ve read books, listened to podcast and watch educational YouTube videos to help educate myself.

Less choices in the fall/winter, but then again, we're not worried about where to put the tv, or what color the carpet is :) 

I've been watching BiggerPockets on YouTube and I find the information they share to be very helpful. 

I'd recommend you watch it. 

Some of them wanted to escape the BLM riots and lock-downs, others watched YouTube videos and decided to invest in real estate.

lolwww.youtube.com/watch?

I showed up just to watch and learn!

You just need to have a good foundation repair company and a good plumber (or multiples of each) on your team.Just watch out for the big ticket items:  foundation, plumbing, electrical, roof and AC - these can quickly bust your budget if you aren't planning to repair/replace them...Remember that the older you go in terms of build year, the more of the above issues you are likely to run into.

Others will sign up with this CPA firm and get yanked around too.Play with people's time & money, and watch what happens.

People who lose are the ones who don't know the market, try to buy a property because they saw a flipping show on TV and it looked fun - and have no understanding of landlord/tenant laws and no interest in growing their education around land-lording.