Saint Louis has really caught my attention. 

Census Bureau, mean Atlanta saw the third highest population gain of any metro in the country, behind Dallas and Houston respectively—cities with larger overall populations.

Just looking for any insights you may have gained from your search!

I felt, starting with mobile homes are cheaper and would allow me to gain experience and knowledge.

This is my first step just gaining as much knowledge as humanly possible I have saved up about 40,000 and have access to VA home loans just trying to figure out what strategy is the best to start so I can direct my focus on that any insight or opinion Is greatly appreciated.

I plan to continue working full time and invest on the side, although both endeavors will be getting my full attention equally.

Since an attorney has this in an escrow account it will be up to him as to who gets this money.I would ask him for the money and see what happens and then focus my attention on getting the old tenant evicted and a new one in place and paying rent.

"Sprint" - put 50% down payment + 15y mortgage, get less properties - but pay less interest to the bank as well (lower interest rate + higher equity gain ratio per loan).

It depends on how much asset protection you're looking to gain and if you are taking the deal down with financing.

The tax benefits from doing this should help reduce or even eliminate capital gains and depreciation recapture upon sale, but again you need competent advisors to set everything up to get the optimal benefits from this strategy.