Additionally, you get the tax benefits of owning real estate, equity buildup as you pay down your loan, and you're actively learning how to landlord/manage a rental property.

YES, seller(s) can, if they choose, say ONLY persons wearing BLUE may enter home for showings, and will ONLY review offers written in green ink.

Next time you talk to the renter that's paying late all the time, Maybe mentioned to him or her without getting too involved in their personal life, they should seek out a temporary job a few hours, a couple of days a week until they build up enough to get caught up on the rent, and make a little pool of money to use so they don't get behind again.Some Temporary jobs can be fun, like handing out rubber id bracelets at functions to the participants, or if the person is more blue collar they have jobs for those people too more suited to their tastes. just my 2 cents.

You can also look into flipping and wholesaling to build up your cash reserves and buy rentals in the long term.

I moved here from Florida after seeing the projected growth.With little credit history, it will probably be your best bet to build up your credit to become more lendable, or to go DSCR so the loan is strictly based on the performance of the property. 

Look at the coils and see if there is build up.

Househack some properties, JV on some commercial and build up that knowledge before exploring OPM. 

So, should I continue to save and build up more capital to put down on a more expensive property, find something for less than 4-500, or pull some equity out of my primary and look for something with a higher entry price?

My ultimate goal is to build up a cash reserve for each property in the amount of around $15,000 which would be enough for most expenses I would incur.

I think my next few steps will be to build up my team and also practice analyzing deals.