I am interested in learning about and getting into real estate investing with a short-term goal of owning/leasing either SFH or small multi family properties to learn the fundamentals and a long-term goal of pivoting into larger scale investments in multi-family/student housing, self-storage, and MHP.

Just make sure you use the commute time to work on self-development and not entertainment.  

Hi @Cory Asrilanthttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/44...This thread might shed some light on this for you as @Dustin Allen mentioned about 100 days a year and possibly up to 200 if self-managed after a few years. 

If the COC ROI and cash flow meet your personal criteria and you are confident in the figures you used, then you should go for it.

.. it was satire To illustrate how a pius religious person With perhaps a self righteous attitude could have negative results managing their properties by being unprofessional and judging people .

What is the best way for a self-employed person to organize their finances. 

I have been self employed for many years and recently now filing taxes for a real estate trust I operate. 

You choose an insurance carrier and property management company (if not self managing) and if financing you work with your lender on final approval. 

@Alex Shin imagine if you self-managed.

https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Profits-Beginners-essentials-mortgage-ebook/dp/B06Y4C7X6Y/ Finally, check out NoteMogul which has a very reasonably priced intro course to note investing They have a great self-paced starter course for under $500 that I think provides the basic info which let's you learn what you don't know to further your education.