Or am I able to get the ball rolling with my current score? 

Finally, dropping the price too soon is a sign of desperation, which will net you lots of low-ball offers.

I stumbled onto them by accident and thought they were good.Single families are easier but no one has a crystal ball.

This is not the easiest deal to structure and explain for most investors, for others it is even more difficult to understand.The reason that I went through this exercise for you is to make this point;   You need to start with a more experienced investor and work your way into REI.  

I ask the Magic 8 ball, usually ;)In seriousness: I try to work with people I have experience with, and barring that, I ask trusted professionals for references.

I mainly need advice or tips on getting the ball rolling as a new investor.

.- Have a payment go through a servicing company, that sends the money directly to the bank and the insurance and the taxes -  Open up an escrow account for the sale, which spells out escrow instructions when the exercise date is and what happens if the buyer defaults- have a "memorandum of agreement" recorded against the title of the property to let the world know that there is some kind of an agreement signed about this property,  recorded against the title of the property to let the world know that there is some kind of an agreement signed about this property, this should prevent any refinancing or sale of the property This should prevent any refinancing or sale of the property - in the case of elderly people being the seller, or if the seller seems like they're incompetent in someway ,  in the case of elderly people being the seller, or if the seller seems like they're incompetent in someway,  see an elder care attorney about making sure that there is a competent parties signing agreements @Bill Gulley may want to add@Steve Vaughan also.

I have very little resources right now but want to get the ball rolling.

Though, if the buyers have an inspection contingency and they sent a reply to inspection in the right timeframe your friend is not obligated to do anything, he can put the ball back in their court or agree to certain things as a counter.

@Edwin Barrientos, SEO and/or online vs DM is like trying to compare apples and tennis balls.