My best advice to you would be to seek out a mentor in your area who can help you get started.

Please tell me what information I should be seeking out, what should I educate myself on? 

From there I will more aggressively seek to buy multi family homes. 

Now it's time to take action...and start the process toward your real estate success.My career began in 2002, along with my twin brother @Chris Edwards, and it has taken a blend of relentless effort, reading, studying, asking questions, seeking mentors, late nights...and plenty of good old fashioned hard work and much much more -- that's been the key.

I am seeking opinions from experienced RE investors and/or landlords.  

So, for now, I'm looking to learn and network as I prepare myself to begin seeking/making deals.I look forward to being a part of this community and learning from/about one another!

I need some help evaluating how my current primary residence would fare as a rental property - demand in my location, what type of renters I could attract, what type of rent could command. If viable, could then benefi...

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After just twelve months, you could bring in a renter and seek out a SFH for yourself and have positive cash flow from your investment.  

If you don't know a mortgage/financial pro, I would recommend seeking out a couple of investors who have been successful and asking them for a referral to "their guy".