I don't have thousands and thousands of dollars I can just put up or a mentor/someone to just bounce ideas off so I'm wondering am I trying to bite off more than I can chew or is this something I can be capable of now (with education of course)?

I have experienced the problem my self in Rochester, I actually watched and waited for a cop to drive by and flagged him down, chewed the fast with him for a min, made a connection.

The bubble gum chewing high schoolers I have seen in the front office of every PM I've been to I really doubt triages anything.  

I also didn't want to bite off more than I could chew, so I figured I'd start in one area (multi-family) and later move into other properties, like SF.

The one realtor I talked to seemed to think most people sign 90 day agreements.It's going to take everything in me to not royally chew this guy out when I send him the message I am firing him.

Selling will chew up a lot of profit and create a nasty tax burden.

I use Travelers Ins and they are fine with it just as long as the breakers are updated.One benefit is rats won't chew threw the wires.

I believe that small multi units are a great way to get your feet wet in re investing and a great way to build your portfolio and a duplex isn't biting off more than one could chew especially if your living on site.  

Just don't bite off more than you are comfortable chewing.

Whether you choose to purchase your first multifamily or single family income generating property, a major key you're going to want to know is not to bite off anything you can't chew so you don't find yourself in extraneous debt positions and overly large rehab projects or timelines.