@Joe Homs - I would need a general inspector too make sure that the home is in tip top shape. 

I wait at a restaurant and I bring in about 2k a month from my paychecks and tips combined.

Take just a few days to really educate yourself, then you can look at special niche areas and read some good books for tips and ideas of "how to", but you need to know the basics first. 

Both are great ways to network and pick up a ton of tips and research how the local real estate is going.  

Thanks for the tip @Tyler WeaverI pretty much knockout one BP podcast a day on the way to and from work, so I have heard some great interviews.

Just thought I would share that tip since yall have been so gracious in sharing yours :) 

One tip I would add is to only use a 6 month lease terms unless your market is stagnant or your property class is poor so a the turn over would be very expensive.In downtown Dallas I own a 4plex that the seller had just signed a 2 year lease on one of the units before I bought.

@Robert Polyack I would suggest that you spend sometime browsing through the Bigger Pocket Podcast on their youtube channel and go through all the buy and hold strategy ones.Additionally, I suggest you look into reading "2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew Martinez" this book outline a lot of the things you should look for as a landlord/RE investor.

If you're in Mountain View or the general bay area and have tips or do this work yourself and need someone to dial for dollars. 

Any tips or pointers on that would be very much appreciated.