That's a pretty awesome place to be in!

Exit Strategy:Every deal should have an exit strategy, whether that’s selling the property for a profit after appreciating in value, refinancing, or holding onto the property for long-term rental income.Connecting with Experienced Investors:It’s awesome that you’re looking to connect with others on this journey!

 @Jason Dubon Jason, that’s awesome—you’re already taking action, which is half the battle!

It markets our properties, screens our tenants, collects our rent, deposits it into our bank accounts, has full accounting and reporting features, has a tenant facing web portal & app where tenants can log in and report maintenance issues and see their account, etc, for $2/door/month - but they have a $45 minimum monthly fee... so up until you cross 22 doors it would be $45.

Awesome thanks

network network network. anywhere there is one in your area go and meet someone and follow up is key after that. there are many good apps to find local RE events

That area shaped me and I loved it there.That's awesome! 

Talk to house hackers because that would be a great way to start, but you are also advanced with money so you may find smarter options that act more like index funds (syndications).Yes I was actually looking at syndications that was going to be my next research topic that seems extremely interesting and powerful syndication seems like an awesome way to diversify without getting my hands dirty necessarily.

contingencies are awesome to let you string out time if you need it.  

But this was an awesome opportunity for me because this is my first living situation where I will be on my own (and getting used to paying a rent/mortgage) but this will put my overall mortgage on a 400k house at roughly $2000 a month for the first year!