If you can find a deal that cash flows decently now, I do think we'll start to see 3%+ per year organic rent growth again sometime in the next 2-4 years, since new construction starts have been very low the past 2 years so new supply coming online is going to drop a lot in the coming years. 

Welcome @Kiara SpenceThere's alot of great points mentioned.You'll surely want to understand your budget, narrow your focus/objective, work with a lender/broker that understands your goals and put the right people in your corner to help identify deals.Are you going to reside in your primary and buy the rental?

I co-host a women’s online investing group for REIA and enjoy talking to people starting out. 

Look online or go in person and get all their eviction paperwork.3. 

I've been a member of this community for 8+ years, and my only objective is to provide value to you all.

Regarding youtube videos, I would say Phil Pustejovsky technically has more real estate specific knowledge he is giving away for free online than Kris does.

@All - i won the online auction, I’ll try to post updates on here.

Is your objective cash flow or appreciation?

The LLC has nothing to do with this because you aren't getting a loan to a new LLC as a new investor with no track record unless you have a long-standing relationship with a local community bank or credit union.It's good that you have boots on the ground in Birmingham, but I can tell from the way you laid it out that you have done research online and made a plan based on this.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.