But I’m more focused on accumulating rentals now, I’ll focus on taxes when the time comes, and when I do I will be reading that book. 

I hope by joining BiggerPockets community could I enhance my exposure to this industry, accumulate knowledge and network with the right people.

There is a ton of information on this site; literally centuries of accumulated experience and there's no hope of even trying to summarize that here.  

You would need 84 such properties to reach your $100K goal.Now if you bust your hump for 10 year accumulating 100 units with very little equity, then 10 years later its likely you have a bunch of equity. 

Once you have a deal its much easier to accumulate buyers then to be reaching out as a newbie asking to put people on your buyers list.

I would like to start with one property, see how it does, learn and then accumulate multiple units (a couple each year if possible) and do a buy and hold strategy.

Yeah maybe a self directed IRA used to accumulate additional properties if that was my only choice would be the way to go. 

Our initial goal was to let the cash accumulate and not touch it until we had another 20% built up for another property, but not sure I want to wait a couple of years to do that.  

you have to pay for the best listslates, taxes, pre foreclosure, property code violations, etc...Easier to pay for accumulated data than research everything yourself. 

@Jodie Sherwood - its great to get equity accumulating with added sweat equity as soon as possible.