Good luck, and feel free to reach out if you ever want to brainstorm strategies!

Jack and Jill homeowners have to pay off their mortgage and buy again, so aren't good SF candidates.All of my SF buys have been from tired landlords that owned free and clear.

And to boot, he literally posts it all online FREE for anyone/everyone to take and use. 

You can do it online or by phone.

Tell everyone you know you want to get into it and that you will work for free.

Gives opportunity for large chunks of capital to work with and stay free of the banks but at mercy of the market which I suppose we all are either way.

Be sure to explore all around the forums as well as many of the FREE tools that Bigger Pockets provides.I am on the lending side of things and am always happy to hop on a call to discuss loan options that are out there, even if not offered by my resources. 

HD always mails me these finance promos, so I use HD money for free and pay it off as I get closer to the time the promo expires.  

Feel free to reach out with any questions, happy to help!

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.