I have a lot of other investing ideas as well that I hope to be able to use in the near future as well. 

One bit of advice where you can be ahead of the curve is to write down your screening criteria for possible tenants and commit to following it.

Quote from @Yianni Hahalis: Hi all,I will soon be moving to Cleveland, OH and either renting or buying in the surrounding area with my future spouse.

Many of the folks I worked with back during the dawn of the internet business era have moved on, so this is a learning curve, but I’m embracing it.Partnerships are something I’m open to, whether it’s working on your projects or collaborating on future deals.

My first MF I represented the buyer on I made 100k. for maybe a weeks worth of work. 3. if your going to be looking a more resi style duplex 4 plex a lot of those get listed and having access to the MLS is far superior to any other on line listing service ONE simply because you will be able to talk to the actual LIsting agent not someone paying for leads.And then of course having access to MLS lock box's and not relying on agents.. this is huge.Now if your maybe going to buy one property sometime in the future and you have no interest in learning the RE laws of your state or making any money with transactional real estate then sure.. its a pass.. although I would still recommend the pre license course so you learn the basics  the vocabulary and states unique laws.. knowledge is power in RE.

The best way to find an investor friendly broker is at a RE meetup, but you can also just ask around in your local network or google.

Lenny,Good for you for thinking about your future and welcome to BP.  

Owning RE isn't for everyone.

But in future I am looking to expand more and make it more automated. 

Writing them down turns your ideas into tangible objectives you can work toward.