There is a wealth of knowledge in the podcast archives, and I would encourage you to get started by going through them.

I would highly encourage you to interview numerous agents in the area that you are looking to invest in.

My name is Tony, and I work with the Biggerpockets Featured Agent Program!

As @Johann Jells mentioned, Quicken is also a nice option, quite simple and straight forward although it loses some of the important features of an accounting system, I have heard good things from investors that use it successfully. 

If you can qualify, I highly encourage to pursue it.If you go through traditional financing, my understanding is that lenders will disqualify you for a mortgage if you’re going to use credit cards to use as a down payment.

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Reach out if you have question or need words of encouragement. 

I like the search features: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search

I will try to use most of the features on this site.

I always encourage immediate action.