Buy a few books, start simple, do your own property managing.

If we assume $1285 in gross rent, or $5140 per month for the quad, the 8% PM fee would amount to $411 per month or $4930 per year after year 2.Now if we do some simple math:$18600- 6240 for miscalculated rent- 4457 for miscalculated HOA dues= $7903 in cash flow per year. 

keep it to 1 page is my best advice and simple. have financial returns broken out beforehand 

Miami is still doing well, Fort Myers is adjusting and has lower real estate than 12 months ago, etc..)My simple thought, for what it is worth, is choose a place to live and not invest in:  choose the location you and your family WANT to live in ( because of the schools, taxes, weather, other family there, etc...) and then buy and do real estate there (and get whatever licenses you need once you start third party management).I wish you well!

Even creating a simple model to evaluate potential deals or predict returns could be a fun way to combine your interests while gaining hands-on experience.The most important thing is to start somewhere.

Read some books, preferably those written prior to 2015 when YouTube gurus started telling everyone how easy it is to buy 17 houses a year with no money down.Investing is pretty simple if you just follow the process investors were using since the beginning of time.

For a simple/budget-friendly option, Google sheets/Excel can actually be a great starting point.8.

My core investing philosophy is pretty simple, and has done very well across almost two decades and numerous cities:1) Invest in cities with population (and job) growth2) Invest in parts of the city where household income is near the median (or slightly below)3) Invest in properties that provide cash flow from day 1 Thank you for sharing that. 

A simple source document review correlating the company's bank records of money in, investor principal owed out and total out for real estate currently owned would likely reveal a lot.

It's just that simple.