Jacob Camilliere feel free to read my comment on your other post.

I’ve read the previous posts, and although you won’t make enough to support an assistant with only a few properties, you won’t need one.

You do not have a contract.If I'm reading it wrong and you did not make a change to the contract, and you signed the offer that was sent to you by the seller, you have an executed contract.

Just starting out, I would begin with acquiring as much information as I could through reading books, listening to podcasts and being active in the forums.

I have read and heard differing responses for this as well!

A friend of mentioned Florence, Alabama and I became interested in the area especially after reading David Greene’s book Long Distance Real Estate Investing and finding out that there are deals that can be made there.

I don't think the market compensates you enough for "newness" vs. the extra cost and complexity of building.There was a good article on Bloomberg about this last year that's worth reading to get a sense of the bigger economic forces/trends involved in this, America Needs Small Apartment Buildings.

He also let me borrow the book "THE BOOK ON Investing in Real Estate with No and low money DOWN" which I am currently reading.  

I have read many books related to investing and think I have a fairly descent handle on what to expect.

They also have a Handbook on SDIRA that is absolutely a must read!