I read and take notes on 40 pages from these books and more every single day and I’m ready to take my next step.

While most of us here will give you advice based on scalability, i also think you need to consider investing some time in education to feel more confident in taking the right step.

@Avery Mshawn Since its less than 5 units, the property is valued by the comparable sale method so the most accurate way to get a value are, in order: 1.

I figured as much, but it would be a great method for vets to enter real estate investing.

Make arrangements to collect the deposit and first month's rent via electronic methods so your friend is not collecting money for you.   

My understanding was that my duplex would be depreciated via a 27.5-year straight-line method on a half-year convention in which the half year's worth came in the first year regardless of when I bought the property.

I think your first step might be to talk to a realtor, especially VA/Military friendly one.

Is this like when will arnet tried to take over for Michael scott in The Office"I have a 3 step plan to double profits here""ok great, whats the plan?""

. - great job, that’s a step in the right direction IF you were to no longer claim the property as your primary residence and to operate as a business!

And very least,  it will tell you the steps  to take so that by the time you finish the course ,  you've already applied or understand how to apply to dbpr for the state license  and  how to determine  where you will be testing.