Be sure to check out the spreadsheet in my blog article as it has some good line items to think about when calculating the rest of the expenses.   

The B/P blog has some great information.I personally liked the "Multi Family Millions" by Dave Lindahl.

Even with some of the writing and reporting staff from many major blogs focusing on concern with rising interest rates, investing in real estate and rentals is sure to be a great move in 2019.

I do a lot of SEC 8 and wrote a blog on the perceptions vs realities because I got so tired of typing it over and over every time someone asked.  

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

This was suggested in a blog post by a company that markets services to landlords. 

There are lenders specializing in these types of loans to retirement account, here is a list:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2810/50272-list-of-non-recourse-lenders-for-self-directged-ira-and-401k

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

You didn't ask general opinions about whether you should form an LLC or not, but in case that's still in question, here's why I didn't go the LLC route (I also live in CA)-https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013/08/17/rent...Hope that helps.