Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

In the future, I would love to start with owning multi-family rentals and eventually get into investing in high density rental developments.

Don't settle for properties that merely break even; aim for those that generate consistent income from the start.

I would start attending meetups and going to events to get an idea of how others have started.Strategies are plenty.

Contract requires diligent effort from buyer but otherwise doesn't specify if they need to try and close the sale or can just throw their hands up at the low appraisal. 

One year also helps you maintain a schedule for inspections, rent increases, preventative maintenance, etc.If your lease doesn't have an early termination penalty, then the only thing you can do is start marketing and find a replacement tenant.

However, I haven't been consistent with the other hand soaps, dish soap, etc. used as no one has brought it up yet.

I have about $150k cash on hand as well as I am planning to get a construction loan to cover the remaining cost of a duplex.

Then isolate on the storage.This is a good size location to start with. 

This started a few months ago.