I would love to talk to someone who personally used it just wanting to confirm its legit and all that. 

I would like to know which physical areas I should focus on. 

Auctions can be tough.

If you think you will scale past 15 units, I would recommend going with Buildium.

Together with likeminded folks it should be more fulfilling. 

Horrible idea for many reasons...1) Without a decent down payment ~20%, it's very unlikely you'll cashflow after all expenses 2) Sounds like this would be a highly leveraged property - high leverage when rates are high is a dangerous game to play.

This stabilization period is expected to be short-lived, creating a window for strategic investments.

(but mortgage would be under my name still).  

Im in the Indianapolis market and I have some land I would like to put up a structure on.Can someone point me in the right direction to start learning how best to tackle this first one and subsequent ones.I appreciate any help you can provide.

being a "generalist" is not really an option in commercial in my mind.