I look forward to getting to know each of you, and I hope there is some way I can contribute to the growth of your business as I travel my own journey.

Once you have this team in place, you should be able to confidently invest in any market.As for picking a specific market - I would go after one with an increasing job and population growth.

I would suggest that you figure out what tasks you need to do as a real estate investor and make a game out of those things.For example, if you need to save money you can do something similar like you did with the Dave Ramsey course.

What are some tasks I can do everyday to get myself one step closer to my goal? 

@Chris Allport The insane growth that Boise has seen over the last few years is bleeding over to Eastern Idaho as well.

This makes for killer cash-flow which allows for faster growth of your portfolio when re-investing the difference.Hope this helps!

Both have very strong population growth and very diversified economy(I like city with diversified economy instead of single type like Vegas or Orlando). 

While I never bought when serving, I can assure you, managing a single property from distance should not be a deal breaker.As long as you are careful about who you rent to, and as long as you work with a real estate agent who is willing to screen tenants or a property manager, the number of tasks that require you to be on sight for a remote rental are few and far between.In fact, everything can be done remotely, and you'll want to ensure that you have a network of contractors you can call if the property needs work at any point.

Double Digit Growth by Michael TreacySo if you have any good books, Shout em out!

Lots of job and population growth here.