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Visit your local SBA (small business association) You should be able to find guidance there and they will have up to date information and all the introductory handbooks and handout you can find on all your topics above.

When you say hands on, do you mean I will have to be handy around the properties because vendors will not visit, or will I have to break up incidents and other problems?

Come visit us in Korea sometime^^

I also went and visited my local realtor to talk to some agents.

We live in San Francisco and are often on the road, driving all over the state to visit our properties. 

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Maybe just call/visit them first until you get more familiar with the process.

@David Faulkner I completely agree that the numbers don't mean anything without a solid team on the ground and it'll be a long time and several visits to IN before I even consider buying anything, but as a result of this exercise I:have a spreadsheet (a starting point at least) that I can use in the future learned that Trulia estimates for insurance aren't accurate for investment propertiesfound a property tax calculator for the area Posting this is an attempt to network with others on the forum without being the guy that just says "is this good deal?"

So if you made some money on the first one that is not as bad as others.I always recommend these 3 things to people beginning in Real Estate Investing:1) Do a lot of research here2) Do not spend a lot of money with coaches, it would be much better to put that money to work and learn from experience, I'm not against coaches or education, but you need to be careful as there are some that are really bad3) There are many real estate clubs out there, visit them, select your favorites and meet other investors working your area.