That 5% more starting day 1 is the same as a 10% increase after a year but feels better to most tenants.

What I'm struggling with is the fear that the economy could take a turn for the worse and get upside down on the project, which I understand is always on the table but wanted to see what everyone's thoughts were as far as waiting or if it's better to just start as soon as possible?

Also if you have not yet, I would recommend that you start by house hacking a 2-4 unit first

Does anyone know of solid courses or information I can use to get started? 

Just started a new RE company geared towards managing real estate investments for others. 

The video above is a great start. 

If you want a copy of this spreadsheet to track your REPS hours, feel free to send me a DM to get a copy.

We were struggling/ hated hours spent on potential profitability of the purchase in all the calculators by copypasting, and using background in tech created rei-lense.com to get all the numbers on the spot which saves so much time! 

If I waited until I truly felt ready I don't think I would have ever gotten started.

And then too if you're financing, be sure to run the Cash-on-Cash to see what your real return is expected to be.I started as an investor with turnkeys and have worked with them ever since.