Where did you find your property?

Assign a contract: This is where you get a property under contract and you "fee" that you collect at closing is for giving the end buyer the rights to execute on the contract.

Is there any software where I can filter out properties below a certain return?

I have my personal emergency fund stored away in a HYSA, and am working to build up a15k property reserve as well, but am conflicted on where to keep that 15k. 

Try to invest where you live so you're close to your investment. 

If you have every lived or have family you are visiting anywhere in the Midwest, that's where I would start.  

Where?

This is a Mom and Pop ownership where husband has passed away. 

A great way to get started if you currently have a W2 job is to buy a house hack like a duplex or a fourplex where you can move into one of the units and continue to rent/manage the other units.

This is where you generate cash and you can then invest it in RE - or something else.Most of the guru content was written a decade ago and it just does not apply the same way it did back then.