Ask them to send you daily emails with updates to the MLS.

I would suggest defining your criteria (2-4 units, renting for xx within these 2 zip codes, under this price point, with X amount of rehab....etc), set-up automatic updates and make a daily effort to do your research and work towards making offers. 

You did not decide what their credit score is, the schooling they went to, the partner they have, family they have, how they budget and make daily decisions, etc.We did not allow what I call (snowballing) which is they owe 800 this month as an example.

Reverse engineer what you need to do daily in order to achieve your $1,000,000 goal.How much money will you need to invest to achieve your goal?

I, myself, search the mls daily.

Some things that have worked for me arescheduling time for certain RE activities in a shared family calendar (we use Cozi). tracking daily tasks that help achieve my REI goals (I use Way of Life app for this)optimizing my commute (i.e. phone calls on drive home from work, educational material on the way to)Ultimately, the scarcity of time is my WHY in real estate so I find ways to optimize it knowing that it will provide more time freedom in the future.

I have read pretty much all the BP books and listen to all the podcasts daily ha.

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly. 

As I am learning/studying is there any baby steps I could do daily to get my hands dirty and help gain momentum before i dive in entirely?

In Ohio there are a few grey areas... a case law that ruling that a daily late fee might be excessive in some situations, you can't charge a late fee with an oral lease.