Im in the Cumberland County area so ideally Id like to stay close to there but Im open to Gloucester or Cape May County as well.

Regardless I would keep taking applications until you can select the most qualified applicant which ideally will not be this applicant.Set your screening standards high.

Make sure you factor in the higher turn over costs (bed bugs, rehab, court fees, etc), vacancy and management, whether self managed or not, it will take more time and effort than normal and require a hard nosed manager to keep it running. 

I've talked to a few people about doing rentals and most of their responses are about the same "start of with a cheaper small house, rent it out and gradually work towards getting more lots and then work bigger towards dupleces and so on" I need direction for learning tools I really am starting fresh, I don't have knowledge really at all on market what factors that are in play when going to buy a house or renting it out or anything like that.

@James Holmes Welcome to BP and congrats on getting your start in RE even if it involved a purchase that maybe was not an ideal move, it is still getting in and starting.

Could be a factor at play.

I would like to get into rental properties specifically of the multifamily nature (quads would be ideal for me). 

If we do not find a better alternative we will need to change accounts to SDCCU (which has a good reputation (much better than Wells Fargo which has a terrible reputation), it is just a pain to switch).So we are trying to figure out our options ideally in the next few days because if we have to switch banks there is a fair amount of work (our Property payments are all automated: mortgage, water, trash, etc. as well as we have to get the new payment method to all of our tenants that use the direct deposit).We did consider Paypal but some of our tenants are not IT literate (even though they pay a lot for rent they do not have extra money for smart phones or PCs).I will talk to my property management partners about the option of not switching banks and requiring the tenants to send money orders to the PO box. 

It's a personal decision based on a lot of factors. if you purchase one rent-ready or cash flowing, you do so based strictly on your whatever your personal investing goal and style is.

I have my hands full trying to get the neighborhood network established, but with so many long-time residents sharing the same concerns, I know it will be ideal.