Solely from a profit maximization standpoint, this certainly seems like a better option than going solo to me, both in terms of acquiring multiple properties faster, and reducing per person risk. 

However, I would argue that a healthy level of debt gives you flexibility to grow faster and build more wealth over your lifetime.Leverage is a strategy of using borrowed money to generate large investment returns.

I am a novice but I have the time now to go full-time so that is my goal.

Also since my goal is practice  (while I save a downpayment)), maybe I should analyze any fourplex deal nation wide OR should I just broaden my local search from fourplexs to multifamily in general? 

Well the ultimate goal is to wholesale enough properties to fund a deal where I can own multiple rental properties, the issue is gaining the capital to buy the rental property.

I'm currently still active duty military, and my goal is to get my real estate business firmly established in the next four year so that when I get out of the service I don't have to apply for jobs unless I really want to (probably not).

Long term goals to make enough for financial freedom.

I'm now trying to get in gear with a goal of buying a property this year.What websites do you recommend for buying turnkey properties?

Needless to say, I am also new to real estate investing so my goal is to take in as much information and knowledge from the members of this site as I can so I can flourish as an investor.  

Since there is a lot more in and out involved with a rental, I am looking for an efficient way of tweaking it to meet the following goals: 1) preferably not on a separate software program.