io,I'm just getting my feet wet, and am having trouble finding relevant data (median values for sale price, rent, repairs) and other secondary data (like rental vacancy rate, eviction rate, crime statistics, income, rent-to-own ratio, etc...).

I don't mind splitting my fee with a realtor if I get more cash buy deals; just to get my feet wet in this thing called REI. :)

I have a couple of deals under my belt, but I do considering myself wet behind the ears.

I do agree that some landlords on here (*cough cough* @Thomas S.

In response to SFH or Multis - After my discussion with @Louise Alexander this past Tuesday I would like to focus mainly on Multis, however "If" I came across a fantastic deal on SFH that meets my criteria (after analyzing and crunching numbers) it is still something that I can get my feet wet on. 

I'm currently looking to get some experience as well and looking for a small fix and flips (just paint, kitchen, and floor fix probably) to get my feet wet.

The catch here is that this piece of land is under Wet Land.

The next step is to get your feet wet. 

No one is going to bring in their wet clothes to use my free dryer!

A tip--- put wet mortar mix under the footprint of the tub pan when installing to support the bottom.