I would definitely recommend going slow, and making sure you have solid financials on each property compared to trying to get as many as possible in a short amount of time; no need to put yourself in financial stress.

I have had in up for rent through my property manager for close to 2 months now (slow market). 

I know I want to start small/slow with one project (either a rehab/flip or a buy/hold long-term rental) and invest only in areas that I know or live (Los Angeles, Orange County, CA) at least in the beginning.

I can understand the rabbit hole you are deep down in right now!

CredibilityIf you have these 3 ingredients, you WILL get a conversion—guaranteed.Without getting too deep into this… “personality” is the biggest one.

Along with property tax's way lower and you dont have the weather issues in the deep south..

I could have easily had double the portfolio I now own, and while I'm not complaining by any stretch of the imagination as RE has been very very good to me, it slowed my progress down significantly when interest rates were excellent and I should have been more willing to use leverage.

I have been looking at duplexes in the tampa area (strictly for investment, I live in Colorado), I don't think small unit multifamily will slow down by any means in the Florida area. 

I've been on an incredible journey over the past year, diving deep into real estate investing to build financial freedom.

Which is a slow process.