I’m in search of a comprehensive guide that covers the fundamental aspects of real estate investing, such as key principles for successful investments, effective lending strategies, thorough deal analysis techniques, understanding syndications, and property management best practices.

My plan is to hire a property management agency to get me my tenants and then I'll take over. 

Before we make a decision on which option to use I just wanted to check with this community first.

Hello,I am working for a Property Management firm so I'm getting hands on experience. 

Over time, you'll find ebb & flow between sources, but you MUST maintain the 3-5 at all times as it's difficult to predict which ones will work, when.BTW: be careful of hiring companies to drive leads.

I typically do bookkeeping monthly so I review numbers throughout the year and can make decisions to do certain work such as repairs. 

They had to come back a couple of times under the guaranteed to seal additional places, but now its been a long time since any mice have gotten into the house. 

Section 8 tenants also tend to stay a long time.

I'm just curious as I wont be managing the properties myself, how are they technically managed ? 

I decided to rent it, and that one decision changed everything.