Best way is door knock, cold call and do the dirty work to find those sellers needing to sell.

Welcome to TN, the water is warm. 

This money is sent to a company that acts as the custodian and makes sure all the tenants bills are paid on time.

One of the biggest pitfalls is the age of the buildings I'm looking at. 

Hello All -My hub of properties is in Tampa but I do have some managed further South and my vendors are not as strong with less market presence in Fort Myers and Naples. 

yes this is/was a perspective like question, so thanks for asking.

Anyway, as long as this is money you can afford to lose good luck.

1. coaching- all of the "coaches" were newbies themselves with about 1 year of experience and about 1 deal under their belts and they always disappear after 2-3 months and get replaced with new "coaches".2. networking- they have a FB group, populated primarily by other newbies. go there to answer questions, and it's likely you'll get other newbies saying "good question". there are lots of newbies hoping to get into a deal, but who wants to put together a team where every single person is brand new with no experience?

From there, it was suggested to ask what they would rent the property for so you already know upfront before an offer is made on the property. 

My name is Jewett Richardson, and I’m a recent college graduate with a degree in Construction Management.