The wife and I are 34/33 years old and while we would love to leave our current jobs, we don't have to be rushing to much.Anyway, the house/numbers:The house is a 3 bed, 2 bath, move in ready property with updated bathrooms, and a fairly nice kitchen.  

Kent, what city and state is he property located in? I

I've never had to do that (my county has info online, both a good and a bad thing IMO), so I don't know if there is a fee or any scrutiny of why you want the info.

We have been living with the house as-is, and a found a number of additional problems with it.  

@Matthew Hunt I have always gotten to know an area and a provider and their work before closing on a property with them out of state, but I certainly don't go out to see every property.  

The house I live in is approximately $220K and paid off.  

You still analyse the deal to make sure youhave some room in it and a decent return on your 5%.One of my friends just bought 16 homes from a landlord who financed them.

I am interested in similar titles, books that are almost like manuals and a very applicable when it comes to multi-family investing.

So I am finally getting my feet wet.I have been putting offers in on multiple properties for a month and a half & I finally won a Multiple offer situation. 

This list would contain the zip code and corresponding name of the municipality, and a breakdown of the number of SFRs.