And if you're serious you'll modify your life style short term to create some funds to get started. 

When I graduated college my father was into comm'l real estate and was a licensed broker and he taught me a little bit.The main thing to do is to educate yourself and once you decide what you want to do, focus on that style you pick out 1 or 2 areas and make sure you know them well. 

Style and age are different.Are there cash buyers that buy this stuff?

All are brick ranch style houses. 

I have been presented with an opportunity to invest in 2 syndications: 1) a 500 unit Garden Style (advertised as Class B) apartment community located in the Peachtree Corners neighborhood (around Hwy 140 and 141) of Norcross Georgia and 2) a 200 unit (what looks to be Class C) apartment community at Hillandale Drive near I-10 in Lithonia, GA 30058.

Bear with me, I am new to this style of post.

I do open house style showings (not open houses).

Look for your target style of house and make note of the addresses.

Sure thing... have you seen the community I am building on 282nd and Orient those are my houses :)  we are just about sold out 2 left out of 23.. been a great project.. 

It is in a small 8-unit community that consists of three buildings:  2 duplex-style buildings on the left and right, and an L-shaped 4-plex in the middle.After purchasing, I asked for and received the past 7 years of HOA documents (as this is the right of all property owners according to bylaws).