It resonates with my experience studying abroad for a year in Latin America when I was in college.At the same time, it does not come with a retirement plan so I figured that I better get started figuring it out myself.From looking at my situation, it seems that the best place to start would be a small multi family property, most likely a duplex.

My major dilemma right now is choosing a sustainable name for the business.

Keep your job until you have the personal property that you want (house, car, etc.) and your investments are self-sustaining.

The area will sustain that; not all areas will.  

I am seeking every bit of council I can find as I AM going to create a business that is sustainable, repeatable and successful.

It can't be sustainable.

I need a resource (competent authority) that can analyze the properties, rents, loans, and whatever else... and make recommendations to do (whatever it takes) to generate retirement sustaining cash flow.How do I find this professional?

The only ways I see it working long term is:1)If you stand up a PM company to manage your own properties anyway, and then take on some extra clients' properties on the side to add some revenue to something you were going to do anyhow, OR2)You scale way up (like 100s of units under management) to make it a sustainable stand-alone business model.Working as a small time property manager with a few dozen units, though, will be very tough long-term ... it could, however, be a worth while means to an end to show you the ropes.

In 10 years time, you will still be painting houses and trying to find the next low income tenant who will trash your house, just to sustain your "cash flow" I will have cashed out on many investments with large chunks of equity due to the appreciation and principle paydowns.

If you have income to sustain your lifestyle while you get the units ready than get something for a lower price that may need some work or major work if it means great cash flow.