@James Carlson just an FYI so you can stay up to speed on this!

Coaching probably speeds things up for many, but lets just say you spend $50,000 on coaching and all the coaches are in retrenchment mode right now and coach you to be pencils down. 

Quick response and a fair cash-for-keys offer is still the fastest and least expensive way to get someone out who isn't paying.The folks who are doing best with Padsplit have a portfolio of them, manage the houses themselves, and they are good at it. 

@Ayyoub Reza Detroit just beat out Miami as fastest appreciating city in the USA!

You can house hack while doing this too to really speed up how fast you can scale.

My IT background also helped me speed up processes.

Which resources would you recommend for me to read up on to get fully up to speed?

.)- Neighboring city Meridian was voted by Money Magazine as one of the best and fastest growing cities to live in the country with 32% job growth in the last decade with only 2.5% unemployment (national avg is 3.7%)- In 3 miles radius there are 3 new housing developments, 1 apartment development, 3 commercial (flex) and manufacturing facilities, with multiple farms for sale for development.RECENT REALTOR ARTICLE - Demand for Ada County Homes Drives Prices to New RecordAccording to our friends over at Boise Regional Realtors®, heightened demand coupled with comparatively low inventory of homes continues to drive prices up across the valley.

It's all I used starting out and I still use it for ease and speed when I need a number quick and dirty.

I want to do what will help me scale the fastest, as my goal is to complete as many rentals as I can so I can replace my W2 income.