So then let’s say that my initial goal the first year is to acquire 4 properties.

@John SestitoI agree with @James C. on how duplexes are priced.However how you evaluate them depends entirely on your purpose for acquiring the property.

I don’t know that I’d hand my money over to someone who has owned/managed SFRs to acquire and run a 50 unit complex.

If you attend local investor group meetings you'll be able to find investors that have the funds or access to the funds.

I wish I could close up shop and be full time RE now, but I have to be an adult about it and will likely do both for 18-24 months before my commissions can sustain my life and investing.As for brokerage, since I started and built my own successful business, which I still currently run, I needed a brokerage that offered good educational access and support, but also the freedom to set my own schedule. 

I ended up taking out the equity so that I wouldn't lose access, and have ways of offsetting the interest and look at it like an insurance cost.

@Ron S.A property acquired through foreclosure by Chase can most definitely have been an FHA/VA loan.When a lender(Chase in this case) forecloses on the property, they can collect on the insurance provided by FHA/VA or try to sell the property themselves. 

Bryan Blankenship how do you acquire that many properties so fast.

I would first like to start off getting my real estate license but unsure where I should go to acquire it.

I say this because most people use a realtor to buy and sell SFH/4Units but a large part of the rental market is done without using realtors, which in turn makes the MLS obsolete as far as rent comps go in my opinion, but definitely still check it if you have access.