The alternative is to pay for education.

He wanted to close today on a cash deal, but not pay me until Monday.  

“[Proposition 10 would] make affordable rental housing even more scarce than it is today, widening the gap between our state’s haves and have-nots [...] 

I'm not super wealthy, but I do have some spoils of the trade to play with.I live in Malden, and have been educating myself to get into flips and rentals (loving BRRRR) in the area (Melrose, Medford, Malden, Everett, Saugus, Lynn, Stoneham, Reading, Woburn, etc.).I have never officially invested in real estate, but I have owned first and second homes for many moons, and they have been good to me so far.I've learned enough in my studies to know that real estate investment in this area and time is far from a no-brainer. 

While chatting with a friend today they brought my attention to discussions currently happening in the Oakland City Council that would be of interest to all of us with small multi-family properties in Oakland.  

Use BP Education section to learn and educate yourself on .

Bitcoin down another 7% today to about $3700 on avg volume. 

Once you've closed and they are your problem, make an appointment and sit down with them to re-educate them as to the terms of their lease.

So to answer your question on getting started - I would pick a market and start thinking about what kind of property you can buy today, with your capital.

Maybe send notices today that if they don't bring their accounts current by X date you'll begin eviction proceedings.