Between now and the end of the year, you just need make sure you keep track of expenses, receipts, etc and at the end of the year your CPA can handle it.

First off, you're on the right track thinking about your first investment.

Oh and find a bunch of people who are willing to write you $50,000+ checks despite having no track record or experience.

I know a few Big Dog who didn't succeed at first and sit down to talk with other Big Dogs or Phill/Shenoa to get on the right track.

I like to keep track of student successes. 

All you need is a single place to track tenant information, payment history, maintenance, and other things.

| The Motley FoolThis is study from NAREIT all equity index not the more limited VNQ vanguard which tracks the MSCI 25/50 index which only hold 160 positions at a time, not the 270 US and nearly 400 globalThis chart is from EPRA and a European academic study with data from 1977-2010Not saying REITs are better than Matan buying single family rentals or multi-family etc, just given that he has 2 more years of Fellowship (often work 100-132 hrs a week), trying to provide him with another option that he can wet his Beak so to speak in Real Estate, in different sectors as well, start learning about the industry, then when he graduates, he will have to only work 80-90 hrs a week and will have the time to devote to more active ReaL Estate.

There only job is to keep track of the funds and create the required paperwork for the IRS.  

Being that you have a track record of selling properties and may have an old lead-list, you can try creating a lookalike audience for facebook ads.Within the ad manager, you can add a csv file with names and contact information for past buyer leads.

As far as the influencers and becoming financially free, "using Other People's Money" they make it look using private lenders - I'm still puzzled by how a PL would lend money to a new investor with no proven track record.