Search for real estate ebooks. there are tons that are freely given.

I bought the digital version.Paul

No consumer debt on me, student loans but I'm a young banker and I'm really into numbers and makes more sense to get passive income CoC returns in the double digits rather than aggressively pay of single digit debt.

Look for those that Have skin in the game do not fall into the trap of working with West coast marketing agents that own nothing and only make a commission selling you some dog in the mid west  or rust belt.I wrote an e book on how to deal with TK companies and out of state investing if you e mail me I will send you a copy its free and non biased as I have nothing to sell .Anytime you get on BP and say you have 250k to invest you will be hounded... tread carefully and in my opinion only invest with those that have deep track records as @Brian Burke mentioned or those with deep experience as @Joel Owens mentioned  as for SFR's @Sharad M. has a lot of experience and you can buy direct from him not through west coast middlemen that will take a huge cut off the top.

For example - this was more or less my plan, which I turned into an eBook for my old blog. 7 Years to 7 Figure WealthAnd I definitely think treating your business like a business is the ONLY way to go.

The quality of the ad lets the tenant know the quality of the owner/manager they'd be dealing with and it sounds like your PM is not the type I'd go out of my way to rent from.I also have never used a for rent sign in front of any of my properties and have maintained very low single digit vacancy rates on all of my units.

Sorry, but if you're looking for specific lenders you'll need to post in the Marketplace.Private lenders are going to be in the high single digits for interest rates. 

I also recommend BP's podcasts and the other books that BP puts out like Real Estate Rewind [A BiggerPockets Community Book] and BiggerPockets Presents: Diary of a New Construction Project Ebook.  

I'm having a really hard time finding a lender.I'm a non-resident alien.....no green card and no social security number.I can prove an income of well over 6 digits through bank statements for the past 2 years.I own 8 properties with a value of over $500,000.I'm looking for either a renovation loan or a new purchase financing.

Dig it up and you will know.