@Elizabeth LebIf you’re starting with $20,000, focus on defining your goals and exploring the best options for your situation.

But in order to do that, you need to define "rich," and you need to find "quick."

Whether you sell your properties or not, having a brand helps define the customer experience a little better  because people start getting to know your brands product and what to expect.

characters? 

I guess my challenge right now is to define the strategy and balance all the factors, such as job and population growth (value increase), cashflow (demand & supply market, interest rate, property tax, maintenance cost), and risk control (insurance etc). 

Do they provide good service, however you define it?

but, it's not going to be "profitable" for several years, depending on how you define profit.you'll have a down payment, then closing costs - which new investors always seem to be shocked by - then potentially some costs to get a property rent ready, then you'll pay a month's rent to get it listed and rented out, then you'll likely have some repairs after the tenant moves in.  

Define your motives, and run with it. 

You don’t want to manage passwords, have guests making purchases against your account, have your account locked out, or explain to your cleaner how to find the % character on a 9 button TV remote do you? 

I find that Bigger Pockets is a very high integrity/character company and generally does a wonderful job of weeding out the huckster gurus peddling their wares to folks that need a shortcut.