US 10 year Treasury yields tumbled (by nearly 10 basis points today and counting..) with the latest inflation metrics showing a dip last month indicating the Federal Reserve could start to lower interest rates this year with a now 80% chance of a September rate cut. 

I have enough put away to purchase a few properties for rentals and kick start everything with a faster scale and keeping reserves on hand.

I found the best place to start is at the local meetup groups...make friends with the hosts and who their best connections are. 

I'd suggest trying a free training first that gives you the basics that will get you started and see if it's the right business for you. 

I started offering the choice between the two about 8 years ago, now everyone chooses a move in fee. 

It's starting over again.

It might be worth asking them to start the eviction process as soon as possible next time you have a late paying resident.

How did you jump from "I can't find anything in my back yard" to "I'll invest in the DR"?

or can I already start ASAP even without big chunk of cash in the bank? 

So if you are starting from a negative equity position it takes a lot of time to build that up.