Also in knowing what areas of town to be interested in making deals (school district, crime rates, accessibility to venues etc.).My "tips" would be to gain the experience by doing :) I still remember my first day in construction and being nervous and feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of grabbing tools and working on someone else's dream of a new home.

Just send it over to me so I can gain some knowledge.  

One of the biggest benefits that I've received from this website and listening to the podcasts is opening my mind to things that I did not know existed and what kinds of things to ask about or what to expect in rental ownership. 

Regarding Nevada or Delaware, I know there are anonymity advantages, but not totally up to date on their tax benefits given that they will not (or may be) your state of residence.

You can offer work and management, partnered with cash, for you both to benefit.  

Never having done that, we have questions about how it works and the best way to structure it for our benefit.

The tenant may voluntarily agree to leave in exchange for a cash payment or some other benefit, but you cannot make her leave unless you were completely removing the building from the rental market under the Ellis Act (and I am not as familiar with those rules to know whether it would work here).So, with all of that said, if the deal depends on this tenant vacating the apartment (which, if she is paying $350/month rent, it probably does), then I would only move forward if the seller will agree to deliver the unit vacant at close of escrow, OR, if you can obtain a signed agreement with the tenant to move out for payment (and for that agreement to be upheld, the tenant should probably be represented by a lawyer).  

I also here there are tax benefits to the seller.

We wanted to keep our loan history of real estate to be first time homeowners because we know we need the benefits to purchase the multiunit.

@John Thedford  love your idea and I think it would be a great benefit to the community at large..the amount of scammers out there is off the charts.. due diligence pump and dump folks.. folks charging to get their super secret list of private investors.. etc etc.