And or they can be landed for those that have existing business's with a ton of track record.. right now I get one to two calls a week offering unsecured loans and I know they are just in the same league as all the other dial for dollars crooks out there.

I think you are on the right track with your ideas.

I also track each property as a fixed asset, including amounts paid, closing costs, depreciation, etc so it gives a TRUE picture of a property's performance as an appreciating asset AND a cash-flow machine. 

You can do the same thing with i-bonds from TreasuryDirect if you like to have interest rates that track with inflation.  

He's pretty savvy guy and had to go round and round and round with the company to get back on track.   

You could reach out to someone beforehand but after you will have more questions to ask them and they can also talk to you about what and how you should start tracking expenses.

I had mapped out wanting to acquire one property per year, so I guess I am on the right track. 

(Almost like a fast track to education all in one place)My goal: I would like to own large multi family real estate with many units (don’t have a unit number but more focused on my cash flow goal).

There are a lot of helpful people willing to keep you on track!

That's great, it seems like you are on the right track.