It would be best to atleast have an idea of what home/market you have in mind, so doing that research now will greatly benefit you. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

RW or any other experienced commercial real estate brokerage will be a good sounding board for your plan and may have some ideas that have not occured to you yet. 

I would like to share ideas and experiences and the steps to begin investing.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Having a good agent review off market deals for you is a good idea as well.

Your script or simply guidelines for starting a call should be geared to solving a problem the seller may have . . . needs to sell, may want to sell but had not considered the options, etc.Best advice is to be honest with yourself as to what you are looking for - a flip, a buy-&-hold, a wholesale - and approach the seller with a sincere opening explaining who you are what you are bringing to the table. 

I want a better idea of what is going on and it seems handy to have.Does anyone out there have a sewer scope that they are happy they purchased vs rented?

Although, it is a good idea to ask your tenants to refrain from putting anything in the toilets with the exception of human waste and toilet paper because it is possible some tenant overloads their toilet with the wrong items.

I love the idea of you purchasing 5 houses in 5 years!