If you are passive in those rentals (not real estate professional for tax purposes which requires 750 hours of real estate), and your Modified Adjusted gross income is over $150,000, then the cost seg is not actually going to save you any taxes. 

I am in a similar boat as you, I currently have 5 properties about an hour north in Sheboygan County. 

You manually dial until you start making money. 

They’ll hold your hand through the deal process, which is crucial when you’re starting out.

Or, they flip homes, they are agents, they offer client remodel work, etc, so not specifically flippers but dabble in a lot of real estate related areas.Or, the full timers that started as flippers have since moved into new construction work more than flipping. 

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

Hi Gege, I would recommend listening to some of the podcasts from BiggerPockets, they really help a lot when you are getting started.

I hope you've already made progress in getting started as an investor.

Happy you joined the party.. how soon do you plan to start crunching numbers on a potential deal?

This past year they have started paying rent late to the point where the total accumulated time is about 3 months of back rent due.