I have another car that’s paid off that I am going to sell for around 15k.

Don't limit yourself to targeting 8 units, as @Robert Rixer said focus on the numbers of the deal, and make sure you are comfortable with the risk/reward trade off. 

On the surface it also sounds like you have a lot of local support for managing and maintaining the property but I suspect that will kill off most of the returns.The real information is somewhat hard to come by as the developer controls much of the market, the rental management, and a lot of the previous pricing data as they didn't report to MLS for much of their history.  

Ease off the gas pedal local governments, holy sh!

I have worked with Darlene off and on for 20 years, so she has seen the highs and lows.

Is it worth it or am I better off just continuing to read articles, forums and videos in order to learn.

I know I pissed off the 2 buyers agents that wanted 3 %  for bringing a buyer when I told them lets pretend its July and since you work for the buyer any payment you get is between you and  them . 

How would you explain these buyers terms to the seller. ok. 30 year amortization means the monthly payments are based on a 30 year loan, but at year 20 whatever the balance is they pay it off then (balloon payment)Personally I would NOT accept any of these offers.

Hey Matt,I aggressively built a 12-door rental portfolio from 2019-2021, largely leveraging my HELOC.I always tell people that it's a fantastic tool as long as:- You can COMFORTABLY service the extra debt- You have a plan to pay it offI was ok with the extra debt servicing and my payoff plan was simply finding off-market deals, paying cash, doing cosmetic rehabs, and refinancing when done.

I get MTR leads from Airbnb and do bookings through the airbnb platform.I use apartments.com to manage my Long term tenants and collect rent.What do I need to keep in mind for starting off on the right foot for book keeping?