@Gary Wong The book Paper Profits is an excellent starter: https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Profits-Beginners-essentials-mortgage-ebook/dp/B06Y4C7X6Y/

For starters consider spending some time at this page:https://www.biggerpockets.com/courses/a-beginners-introduction-to-real-estate-investing Happy investing...Alex

For starters, I would strongly suggest using a property manager for your two properties.  

&South of Santa Monica Blvd For starters, Ugly!!

It's a great read for starters. 

Outline one hurdle at a time.For starters, think of probate as a title issue for you.

We read similar posts weekly from dreamy-eyed real estate starters who expect the dribble that the TV stars tell them is going to be useful.

But, I'll keep reading here and at another forum I joined recently and learn what I can so thanks ahead of time to all you contributors, I've read alot of the starter articles now and am pumped to go further.

let's try 75% ARV less repairs for starters.

I'm not sure anyone else feels the same way but I open these threads and read through the responses and yours thinking that the person who started the thread is going to respond with more information and then realize that no one has posted in the thread in over 2 years and there is a good chance the thread starter is no longer even watching the board.Just my 2 cents...