I would encourage you to get in to the trades, could probably start this now or very soon.

BTW,  I would encourage you to open your criteria to distressed properties, tax liens, probate, divorce, etc..if you don't want to compete in the competitive market.   

I understand wanting only cash flow now but I would encourage you to see if doing a house hack and having most of the mortgage paid works for you.

In you are wanting a high level of service on both your buy and sell I'd encourage you to look the boutique route. 

@Elias Azo, I suppose I'm a biased real estate agent, so take everything I say with a grain of salt; however, I would highly encourage you to pursue/accomplish your first house hack during Q4 or by the end of this year.

These are great and I encourage you to try and find these people. 

Definitely encourage you to practice analyzing a few properties using the “Deal Finder” at the top of your screen, and the Calculators (Under “Analyze Deals). 

@Leo CuomoRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

For some people they take the motivation and it helps them Have a greater drive and encourage.

I always encourage them to house hack, or at the very least move into the property they're buying if it's SFH to get a lower interest rate and lower down payment. 9 times out of 10 I get the response of "I can't do that for X Y Z reason" Which always can be boiled down to some version of "I like my current lifestyle, I don't want to change my status quo."