As Andrew said, starting with a house-hack is a great way to get started.

I'm originally from the area and have been starting to look at some properties there as I am living in New Jersey.

It seems now we have a bull market and if it starts going the other way I would like my rental to at least continue to produce monthly cashflow...that's where I'm at now...still researching and seeing my options... $46,800/year in cash flow with $500k is a nice yield at 9.36% ($46,800/$500,000).

The property's strong market demand made it an ideal candidate for a profitable fix-and-flip project.

The learning curve for plumbing is a nightmare, you'll spend a lot of trips to the store and get frustrated starting over constantly. 

Too many people doing the same thing doesn't land strong results.

By Friday—just three days after closing—it was listed on the market with professional photos.Over the weekend, offers started rolling in.

So I'm interested in getting started in purchasing and running self storage facilities and want to learn more.  

There are more cashflow favorable cities than Atlanta but it offers a great mix of reasonable cashflow, growth, and strong appreciation. 

I’m not sure you could really scale a STR on Shopify but you could always start there and migrate to another platform.