I really recommend "Set For Life" by Scott Trench and "How To Invest In Real Estate" by Brandon Turner. the first one will teach you how to handle your finances and invest from a position of strength, into the second one is a good overview of real estate investing to help you grasp the major concepts.

I used the BRRRR strategy on my first home with only 5K of my own money gaining the rest from others, but I also did my due diligence and had a strong grasp of what I was doing with multiple contingency plans if the house failed to rent.

People who think it's a proverbial skinned elbow are trippin' and haven't grasped the numbers yet IMO.

Just understand what REI is, and get a grasp on the basics of it.

So, again, I don't really think you have a grasp on the Phoenix market. 

Do yourself a favor and put the 200k back in your pocket until you have a better grasp of what it'll take to invest in real estate. 

There's nothing like grasping some of the fidelity back for your own life

You're not grasping what I've said. 

If you can't grasp or understand what Mr Bruce states in his post's then Minneapolis/ St Paul investing is probably not for you. 

I've found that there are only a small handful of people that will seem to truly grasp these concepts, and that immigrants or people that closely resemble my set of life circumstances (so they can relate directly to me) tend to be particularly receptive for some reason.