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! 

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

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.

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!

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.

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

I'd start out with David Greene's Pillar Of Wealth, that'll really help set the foundation for your personal finances before you begin investing into building out your portfolio.

Personally I have my applicants fill out an application and pre-screen them before narrowing down to a short list before only running an actual background check on the first and possibly the second runner up in line for the unit.