If you study your governing docs you'll probably find several areas where they are violating the policies of the HOA.

I am even studying Mandarin (listening to it while in the car) and making every effort to learn the language.

From the owners perspective I wish I would have studied the laws a little more closely and would have avoided being shutdown.

In NYS, where I studied and took the licensing exam, as well as my wife, who's been a license agent for a few years, the red line is if the tenant checks are made payable to you or the property owner.

I study the vocabulary terms daily and got the wisconsin real estate VUE book.

He has an extensive background in machining/heavy equipment operating/handyman/and now electrical work, and I love design (I studied Research Psychology and Fine Art for my BA).

Read a lot, listen to Mark Kohler for back-end knowledge (you tube), read Profit First, study MLM and cold recruiting strategies, study interruption and appreciation marketing.

You could then use that cash-building time period to study your market(s) and build local relationships. 

I am currently deployed and moving in March so I am studying the area now (plan to move North west vegas).

I'm new to this and want to immediately start investing and a study with someone who willing to guide.