In the short term, I aim to replace my monthly income from my current entry-level job, I dont make a ton of money so this shouldn't be too difficult.

The average price per land for urban infill going 6-12 stories high on a higher density product is about 5 million an acre up to about 25 million an acre. downtown market premiums I've seen at the highest are 1200 a sq ft. in columbus you can get land about 1.5 million per acre downtown at best price, sells for about 600 a sq ft max, very little competition compared to miami. tampa I didn't really look at too much because miami has 22 zip codes that you can build at least 6 or 8 stories on and just a much better landscape than other markets. tampa is a little bit bigger than columbus but in my opinion more of a suburban market. miami is landlocked and very limited so everything is in redevelopment. both are amazing opportunities but the barrier to entry is much higher in Miami with the smallest plots of land infill going for at least 1.5 million I would say in areas like Wynwood Norte, Wynwood, etc. we looked all over but prefer east of 95 due to the condominium opportunities. multifamily is very strong in both markets but the condo premiums make it almost silly not to do one from the start and the use of deposits versus a single asset lease up and disposition is a longer sales cycle than the condo buildings being sold out prior to completion.

The cost to entry is low, lots of inventory, and there are developments happening in and around the city.

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I know to give adequate notice before entry and would like the tenants to be there at the same time.

You can see the points of entry, window angles and camera locations. see the news link on this topic recently:https://abc7.com/post/blurring-homes-google-maps-thieves-sea...

Just my 2 cents on condos, as a PM and broker in FL:1 - Most do not work, whether restrictions on lease duration, or due to the numbers because HOA fees cause low ROI.2 - Check rules in your state to make sure you are grandfathered in case HOA changes the rules.3 - Most SFR do better than MF not just because of HOA but also because there are low barrier to entry for 1,2, even 3 bedroom units. 

If your unit is more B/C class where you can attract lots of decent hard working entry level to middle class workers then I would focus on improving the units to capture those kinds of tenants and oust the trouble makers you have. 

Have you invested time or money into other real estate education or is this your first entry point into the real estate world?

That's a high entry point.