If you are set on buying a multi family property and want your own space you might have to look a little further out then your home town if you want to stay in Kentucky I would recommend bowling green the area is really growing and has a growing college in town as well hope this helps and good luck!

I’m a new investor deciding on markets to invest in. 2% rule usually is great but the concern from guys like David Greene and others is that the better cash flow and the lower the entry price, the more “headaches” you will get.

Every notice the haters are the ones that sit on a bar stool on wends night and eat chicken wings LOL.

I know you mentioned you're awful at reading books, but Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene should be pretty useful if you're planning to invest out-of-state. 

Just a reminder though, before you start your out of state investments, it is best to make sure that you have proper systems in place.You can learn more from David Green's The Core 4 Members Vital to a Profitable Long-Distance Real Estate Investing Team this link here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.

I would recommend these books in this order: Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner, Investing in Real Estate with Low or No Money Down by Brandon Turner, Raising Private Capital by Matt Faircloth, and then probably the BRRRR book by David Greene.

Listen to Dave on eating out less, side hustles, saving a little bit, all that stuff….there is such a thing as bad debt.

I am currently reading "The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple" by David Greene.