I also looked at hundreds of deals online and visited over a dozen properties before I landed on this 8 unit.

BP has done such a great job of promoting SFR investing to the masses, that those masses have pushed up real estate prices to where it's now DIFFICULT to cashflow right away.Keep going, but understand you won't get rich in real estate overnight - it's a long-term wealth building strategy.For the short-term, recommend joining a few in-person investor meetings if possible, otherwise online ones.

If your local municipality has an online court records, go to their website and look up both criminal and civil histories.

Go to courthouse in city where your rental is, or see if docket is available online, and write down the names of the attorneys with the most landlord-tenant cases.

You can file online now, a trip to the courthouse isn't necessary until the hearing.

The rates beat hard money and it's all online.  

There are several courses online, but before paying a dime it would be helpful to watch the several videos on YOUTUBE on giving prompts.

That is not an affiliate link. 

But this was late 90s so way before on line stuff had taken off.

If you give them 30 days to get rid of the dogs, there will be comfort animal certificates in 2 days from an online site.