Sometimes a duplex that needs paint and flooring gets overlooked by other buyers, but the numbers work if you can handle basic rehab.

@Bo Smith yes I would use a property manager Background: the military gives a basic housing allowance (BAH) that is adjusted each year based on locality.

Sound like the perfect time to learn the ropes — local Birmingham landlord-tenant laws, property management basics, financing options, and rental-ready upgrades.

My suggestion would be 2 basic things. 

I bought my first duplex and fixed up a few basic QoL items and after I moved out I created an LLC and S Corp then hired a part time handyman to be my property manager since I was busy at work and not very handy. 

So anyway one can pay the  20k and get some basic theoretical knowledge but one should be realistic this is a big cash up front business.. your not going to find consultants doing this work on the come.  100% agree.

While that error was partially corrected, the following month Homebase cleared out our entire owner balance, leaving us short $570, which we had to chase down and was eventually paid in an off-cycle correction.Perhaps most concerning was the lack of basic property security oversight.

The strategy here is basically quick flips, wholesaling, or entirely using OPM to finance deals (creative financing, syndicating etc).

Better tenants are easier to manage and require very basic resources.Tenants with under 600 credit scores statistically require higher more resources to properly manage.One of the managers of Nomad responded on another thread that they are a tech-focused service and NOT personal service oriented.- I take that to mean they can handle Class A and most Class B tenants, but not Class B-, C or D tenants.They probably are also NOT a good match for owners expecting personal calls and hand-holding.

Do this for your 20s then from your 30's on you can basically spend money on whatever you want since your investments/business will make more than you can realistically spend if you do it right.