•Make sure you're offering a deal that won't burn the other investor...There are ALOT of little things, but educate yourself EXTENSIVELY, but DONT get stuck in "analysis paralysis" .don't buy into the fake guru programs/ the get rich quick schemes.

I would read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" "Real Estate Advantages" and Marc Garrisson's book "Unlimited Real Estate Profit."  

A wise investor will not try to get rich quick with shortcuts.

However, your #3 comment, once you own and manage an 8 plex, you can then move upwards to larger complexes.If you never had a 4plex, then what makes you think you can go up to 8plex. you need to crawl before you can walk. walk before you run.unless you are cash rich, you have to start small. condo, townhouse, SFR, 4plex, 5+ units, commercial building, trump tower?

For example, if your student loan is 5% interest and you can buy a renal property that earns a 10% return, that still puts you 5% positive and you should keep the student debt.It's foolishness.Proverbs 26:7 "The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender."

It's discussed many times every week.I learned a lot from "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and "The E-Myth Revisited" but those were mind-shift books.For practical knowledge, nothing beats "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

A wise investor will not try to get rich quick with shortcuts.

Hey @Rich O'Neill, Thanks for the advice! 

I stumbled on all of this financial advice after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and I want to make sure I set my self up for financial success in the future so I'm not stuck in the 'rat race'.

Over and over.They will see us (investors) as people who are "rich" and are probably holding back.