Start small with duplexes or triplexes, analyze deals carefully, and build a team of local experts.

You also may need to start with more capital so you are prepared for unexpected situations.

There's no real wrong answer to your question, but the right answer starts with you figuring out what general direction you want to aim in. 

If you have a lot of family in OK, that can be a great place to start assessing since you have dedicated boots on the ground, as well as a reason to visit.Don't overthink the analyzing of markets when you are still figuring things out.

Or maybe have them finance the $35k as well and just start sending me checks for $10k/mo right away?

You are off to a good start being on Bigger Pockets.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

Several years prior to Covid I got my finances in order to start investing.

Typically starting with a smaller rehab budget of $50K or less (maybe a max of $75K) and avoiding a 1 to 1(or higher) ratio of purchase to rehab costs is recommend when you are first starting out. 

Quote from @Makani Donaldson: Hey everyone, so I started briefly looking into my markets that I would want to get into then met with a lender.