Hey @Christopher Stover--You're in a tough place for this, but it's not out of the question if you're willing to be a little flexible and patient. 

Be secure and patient and things will finally happen.  

It takes a ton of knowledge and patients dealing with contractors and the city for permits. 

So we shall stay patient and persistent and usually that produces great results

Sometimes you have to be patient. 

If the market is still high when I begin renting it, I would likely rent myself until the market drops a bit, all while saving as much as I can, so I'll be ready to buy again when the market is better for buyers.Path 2:Keep saving and patiently look for a good deal on a rental property.

Am I moving to quickly, should I just be patient until I can afford the 20% down.Thanks,

Be patient and in2 years you will have enough equity in those properties to allow you the opportunity  to add some more units to your  portfolio and on the road to eventual financial independence.Feel free to reach out should you need any assistance.

I am glad to be working for myself vs the big therapy companies who say they are all about patient care, yet require 90-97.5% productivity from us and expect us to provide quality patient care off the clock to achieve productivity standards. 

Getting deals today in Atlanta (every hot market) is a long patient process spanning many calls often spanning many months to EACH seller.