Welcome @Sartaj Ghai,Sounds like you are off to a good start and have the right long term mentality to go far with this!

Some of your links on BP profile need to be updated, the links are broken.I'm just getting started in Youtube. 

They need to be certainly unambiguously hiring you with a specific start date, salary, etc.

Not sure where to start with my search and a good process to follow to make sure I am diligent and successful with the investment.

Shortly after moving in, this house (built in 2006 so 18 yrs old) styarted having issues - cooktop working erratically, they replaced it with a high-end (GE Profile) new one.....Dishwasher started leaking, replaced with brand new GE Profile. 50 Gal water heater went out (elements) they replaced.So in just 6 months, they have spent about $5000 on me.

dont know what a IOS is .. is there a tab where you can just open it up and there is the list old podcasts starting at 1 and going forward.. ?

I have two clients that have used it to start house hacking in Chicago.

@Gerardell BrownMoving from owning a home to investing in real estate starts with a loan for first-timers, making you live there for a year minimum.

The best strategy to do an assumption is to have your documents in order to you can start the process right away. 

Take the time to prepare for major expenses, whether that comes from your dayjob, some small side hustle, or a startup you're grinding on day and night.I sold one company and started another before getting back into real estate recently.