Keep personal and business finances separate.2.

I hope you get some properties out of it, remember it isn’t personal!

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

I would find someone here or a person at a local REI  to help you get to another level! 

As far as investment strategy goes you'd again want to consider what kind of market you're in -- but a personal favorite to start with is definitely House Hacking as that should lower or get rid of most peoples largest expense in Housing -- leaving you with more money to save to invest!

I do not want to take on capitol gains taxes and would be reinvesting all the gains on either a personal home or down payments on multiple rentals.

They're personalizing it, turning every listing you see into a mirror of your own dreams and desires.

As that will at least help folks that you reach out to know that you are a real person, with a picture and professional bio.

Assessing each lender's timeliness and quality of customer service is another benefit of prequalification.

The loan is based on the income of the property for qualifying purposes (in addition to credit score) versus your personal income.