The questions are rather generic and there are lots of articles and posts giving generic answers, so I'll just post a short reply.1.

My last combat tour was back in 2006 and internet was available.

The person whose name this four plex is in is supposedly 81, according to the internet, and I don’t want to hassle her, but I also think this could be a win-win deal.2.

When you're starting out, I recommend learning as much as you can from reading books and articles, and listening to podcasts and webinars (Bigger Pockets has some great ones).

I ask because I have relatives who own in the metro Vancouver area and at least according to this article, turn-key opportunities may come up as government programs put in place due to Covid, wind down over the summer.

Have a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog 4.

Will be sure to give the articles a read as Birmingham was very much one of the "parts of Alabama"!

Luckily my tenants are another county and OK with their internet access.

When I first started doing this, my internet speed was 10mbps. 

If you didn't have internet what would he do?