I will use your suggestion when I reach out to these individuals!

The police may or may not assist, probably not.You will then most likely need to evict unless you want to bribe them to leave.   

What type of property would be best:I'd say start small only because you are still young, so perhaps intern with a really awesome wholesaler in your area or find one that is exceptional somewhere in the country and be their virtual assistant (scrubbing their lists or doing online marketing for them] What banks would be best to get a loan from should I need one:I won't worry about the banks just yet, focus on building your foundations and in the process, you'll get a good lender while on the journey to successBusiness and real estate books/ebooks I should read:MUST buy a hard copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad & buy the CashFlow board game [find a friend of yours who likes a challenge and play the CashFlow game with them-they might be a potential partner in your business in the nearest future] Pitfalls/rookie mistakes beginners make:Make a ton of mistakes!

You can place all your properties in individual LLCs, but under an umbrella name, like Wnek Properties.  

Will banks sell individual notes to the public?

If you do not have experience with writing commercial leases, I would seek the assistance of someone who does.  

I'm also looking for a mentor to assist me in this process.

I understand that when using an S-Corp, the advantage is that profits don't get taxed until the owners themselves take those profits out at the individual level.

Who are the garages rented to, are they rented individually to tenants?

It was a good lesson for me to leave this kind of work to professional that knows exactly how to assist you, and they guarantee that the result will be perfect.