I am an investor friendly agent as well looking to start my journey in RE investing.

Cosmo - I personally don't know Phoenix well, but if I had to do this in another city I would look at income levels, crime levels, and population growth (if you can) by zip code and/or area within a DMA as a starting point.

Currently work a day job and have no capital to start off with.

I will look more into starting the HELOC process. 

Also, if you are a minority, WRA has the Partnership for Success program, which helps pay for your start up costs.

If you only have a homeowners policy, and something happens like a fire or a guest gets injured, and the insurance company finds out you're renting out the house, you're in deep trouble. 

You need to start from the beginning thqt there are no deals, They pay they get a nice place that is it

I started a property management company in 2017 and am now managing almost 800 doors and 6 construction crews.If I could do it all over again, I would have spent a little more time setting up business systems prior to jumping in. 

You could use a HELOC from your primary residence to fund renovations and rent out the vacant units to start generating income.

I am passionate about Tiny Homes, I started just by helping more people with creative floorplans by self teaching myself CAD design so I could help more families.