There are a few good ones, but you better do your due diligence and don't just blindly pick one in town.  

First pick a neighborhood that you are either in or close to.

The key thing is to be proactive, yes that means picking up the phone, emailing, or actually going there to speak with them.

@Jarrid Williams The rental property investing book is a good source but to be honest with you I learned more from watching the webinars when Brandon picks a property and shows the entire audience exactly how he would analyze it for his own purposes.

My usual recommendation for people who are just starting out is to pick a strategy (which you've done) and then learn what's needed for the first step and then do it.

Look at the managers for both sectors; look at the amount of work that you will be doing- pick the option that allows you to learn as much as possible and develop your skills as a real estate professional (the job/manager that is fun might not be the best for you to grow). 

An office location, your goals, some type of corporation or LLC, financing figured out, and picking a primary Team that is willing to help you on top of learning.  

There are more than enough funds to pick from that have expense ratios of less than one tenth of one percent. 

It did exactly that, I took the Ultimate Beginners Guide and it put me in the right direction.The reason I put "Trainee" in my subject is because I bought into the systematic way of thinking so I have acquired quite a bit of debt, and none of it is a "good debt".

I also agree with @Robbie Reutzel - Owner financed deals in this area are slim pickings, I'll stick up for you Rob, Thomas Franklin was harsh.