Once you have a general idea of what things rent for, you can then start calling property managers with active listings and diving a bit deeper.

Another tip is to look into the local zoning/boarding minutes or eve of the Google "CITY Zoning Approved" and see which attorney is more active (successfully) in your area

We’ve started our journey in REI with my partner and are actively looking to get our first deal (SFR - 3 bed 1 bath).We look at a ton of deals on the MLS everyday and pre-select properties that we want to see in the weekend with our agent.

I am active duty military and currently stationed in Bayonne for the next few years.

Join a couple of limited partnerships or find a strong active investor and bring some of the money to some JVs.  

---Seasoning isn't really an active step in the process, although it needs to be factored into your total cost when planning out the rehab.

The latter will allow you to hit the ground running once you decide to actively pursue properties which could be a major determining factor in landing a deal in an area you desire.

I work for a local FD and when we do inspections we ensure each pull station is operable,able to be reset and the alarm bell activates.

To be more specific, I'm in the Beaverton area, basically on the west side of PortlandAnyways, any help, or names of companies to followup with, or anything like that would be super appreciated.I know BP is known to have very active and helpful members so any advice on this topic would be much appreciated.

Diversification, plan and simple.There are several conversations on the topic here on BP, and several quality plan providers who are active in the forums sharing their knowledge on the topic.Do some reading and then reach out to a few professionals in the field by phone.