This is a business of scale.

Make your mistakes on a smaller scale before you start borrowing other people's money and making mistakes on a bigger scale.

I would definitely read up on small scale landlording.

I am currently developing new small scale apartment communities in Cape Coral/Ft Myers.

If commercial buildings are your passion, particularly large deals, many tens of units, then you should probably connect with @Troy Fisher as he is looking into large-scale multi-family buildings in Washington.

Getting your feet wet learning how to deal with tenants, contractors, property mgt, etc on a smaller scale (SFH or duplexes) and putting your systems in place is the smart thing to do before you scale up to multi-families.Good luck and again, welcome to BP!

The point of a business is to be able to scale, to the point where you eventually retire.  

I think he still does it but maybe not on the scale he used to.Dan

I'm not sure a $2200 rental is easy in Norfolk, so I understand the reduced rent, but a good property manager can show you comparable current rents for the neighborhood, and it helps if you are not on the top end of the scale, so ask for actual comparable rents at turnovers and adjust accordingly in the future.  

I am looking to see if any companies are doing rehab and flips on a large scale.