The Greater Tampa Association of Realtors and Pinellas Realtor Organization will be great starts to identify potential relationships. 

Once you look through these niches, you can identify two or three to decide further as to what you would like to concentrate one and then you can build up your action plan. 

I have my first couple deals identified and they are auctions.

So that amount would indeed be taxable if there was that much total profit in the property.If you're still in your 45 day identification window you could identify and purchase more property. 

@Matt B.I use my phone to record and narrate the walkthrough, which means that I'm pretty much forced to use paper for identifying all of the scopes.  

Once you identify the sponsors you want to invest with, educate yourself and can compare various deals, it will become easier to sift through the offering sent your way and pick what works best for you.

Then compare an "appreciation radius" to the rents in the identified areas.

Hello,I am looking to purchase a small multifamily (2-4 units) property to use as a house-hack in the next 6-12 months to get my start in real estate. I'd like to get some insight into how to select a market to invest...

Also focus on identifying motivated sellers there are always people that need to sell for specific reasons I can call it the 5 D's : Death, Disease, Divorce, Disaster and Distance. 

In my opinion, your first step is identifying your team.