Okay, enough about me.Why I'm here: Fortunately, thanks to the Worldwide Web, no matter where I've been on my endeavors, I've always got a means of researching. 

I hate to use the term, but...I don't need the capital immediately...and the interest income on this deal would be nice.We're a web design firm and truly don't need Class A office space....no client foot traffic, etc.

You are over complicating the fundamentally simple act of buying a single small building as a residential rental.

Right now, I'm learning the fundamentals in real estate and reading a ton of topics on the forums as well as recommended books.

When LinkedIn first came on the scene, it was a web-only site, so connecting up with individuals could be labor-intensive and require more steps than really were necessary to meet people on the site.

Advertise that you are looking, and put yourself a website to start building a web presence.

For the past couple of months, I’ve been doing extensive research from listening to podcast, to reading and surfing the web.

I don't think the rentals in this area really fit the 1%-2% rule or the 50% rule, but I see rentals are everywhere in my area based on research on Zillow and County Assessor web site. 

I also have experience in internet marketing, web site design and some various odds and ends.My goal for this year is 2 to 4 house flips (which we have wanted to do for many years), and eventually (past this year) to acquire some rentals to keep.The inventory here is not like a big city -- but I've been keeping a close eye on things (for way longer than I've had my real estate license) and I see that it is really hard for people to find lower priced homes that are "decent" at the very least.

Understand this fundamental truth.