If you use niche.com you can pretty easily find median home values, median incomes, an some data pretty easily.

After inputting all the data, they provide a review that includes cash flow, Cash-on-Cash (CoC) ROI, and even a graph to estimate the property's growth through appreciation, yearly cash flow growth, and loan paydown.

I'm entirely new to real estate investing, but I have a high risk appetite because I have seen other people achieve amazing things that many say cannot be done.

Both programs can aggregate data based on filters like zip codes, sell scores, etc. 

High occupancy isn't sexy, but that's what a good property manager will achieve, plus it's much easier to maintain a property with the tenant's money than the owner's money. 

I would rather you focus on finding a market that gives you the highest probability of achieving your goals. 

I don't have the skill set YET to gauge rehab costs and try to BRRRR, but I'd like to learn.This is definitely a choice but my option is that you will do better if you focus on duplexes and cherry-pick a few SFRs as you come across them.As for your Strengths, it sounds like you have an excellent ability to save and your ability to bulk analyze data will serve you well to identify big-picture areas, property types, and characteristics to focus on.I like that you realize the first investment will not be your best investment.

Best of luck on your journey—your approach is strong, and with persistence, you’ll be well on your way to achieving your goals!

I joined in hopes of getting into my first deal in this upcoming year and making the connections that will help me achieve that 

Then you are making that decision based on the data for the area and that unit..... not on who lives there already