@Bryce Kennebeck Are you looking in Tampa, FL market or surrounding areas as well?

@James Hamling  James is in your market he maybe able to assist.

Hey @Michael Weleski I would recommend finding someone who is in your market doing flipping/renovations and partner up with them (get to/find a local REIA meetup if you haven't already). 

I made an offer on a duplex, it's been on market for about 10 days.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Purchase price: $465,000 Cash invested: $125,000 Four Family Property bought in an exchange, was in fantastic condition with just one unit that needed to be made rent ready.

Research local laws and regulations, build a team, and stay flexible as the real estate market changes.Good luck!

Unfortunately we bought it at an auction and cannot rent it out so we fixed it up and are selling it, but with this slow market thought of taking out a refi in order to move onto my next project.

I admire your willingness to take some steps and recognize that buying multiple properties and even markets is smart.

My overall goal is to sell houses to learn the market and eventually start investing.