Take all of this with a grain of salt though.

This one might be a lot of work for a little return, unless you plan to rapidly build your portfolio and get professional management.Oh, and I doubt if any contractor worth his salt will bother with a walk through for $50, unless s/he is anticipating getting a lot of work for it.

Take this all with a grain of salt, because I'm a newbie, too.

Megan, I'm also just getting into investing, and I'm pretty young, so take what I say with a grain of salt as I'm by no means an expert.

I'm in the Tulsa market and still planning/saving for my first deal so take my advice with a grain of salt.  

If you are still working in the realm of traditional financing, I personally use Jeff Morgan with Academy Mortgage for Salt Lake and Davis County.  

I know investors from Salt Lake that have done well managing a few SFRs in West Valley and then they try their hand with a 6-plex or 8-plex in Ogden and they get killed!

I am not an attorney so please take my thoughts with a grain of salt.

We manage about 900 doors in Salt Lake County and Utah County, are on the mailing lists for wholesalers (which is where I am seeing the best pricing), and handle just shy of 200 sales transactions a year.  

Take information on investing off the internet with a pound of salt, not just a grain.