You are off to a great start by educating yourself and exploring the various ways to invest.

Once you take down deals successfully utilizing your friends and family network as investors you will have  a track record and can use that success to propel yourself into new capital relationships, some even by referral if you do good by your initial investors. 

I like the idea of estoppels, but they're a PITA to get signed by tenants especially in class C and D assets.

For that I would maybe look at CoC (Cash-On-Cash) return by comparing it to the amount you invested. 

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

Purchase price: $145,000 Cash invested: $8,000 This 2 bedroom Condo with a garage was fully renovated by the owners before moving into a house and holding it for a rental since 2001.

As summer winds down, here’s a look at how things shaped up this season.Most property managers reported occupancy rates being down by 10-12% year-to-date.

Here's a case study on a 6-unit apartment building that shows just how much you can save by breaking down your property into its components for faster depreciation.

That way, your money is protected by real estate without doing all of the work.

We’ve been serving our clients for 18 years and have generated over $300MM in profits by investing in the Jacksonville, FL real estate market for those clients.