Hi Cyrus,There are some books here:https://uli.bookstore.ipgbook.com/http://www.amazon.com/Preparing-Projects-Site-Construction-Development/dp/0971987211With you being a professional athlete there will be demands on your time.

I have gotten low as 5% from a very professional management company, but my rents were $2k each and they had several of my properties.My manager does not charge me fees when they go to the property, but their maintainance contractors do if no work was performed.

This site is great for getting answers to your questions from a solid community of professionals and seasoned individuals in the industry.  

Welcome Ryan,As a professional athlete you know what hard work is so applying that trait to Real Estate is a good start.

@Julia Blythe I posed your question to a friend of mine, who is a Professional Engineer in this field. 

I'm am a recently graduated, working professional looking to generate passive income through real estate investing.

It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.

Hi all, I'm just looking for feedback on a deal that my wife and I are considering since we're not professional commercial real estate investors.

@Adrian Smude Thanks I look forward to networking and using the tools and the wealth of knowledge from industry professionals on this website.

Sometimes sellers tell you rents are below market but what they don't tell you is that their tenants are not willing to pay the higher rent and they have "professional bad tenants" - or tenants who know the system and they are staying in the properties rent free and they are using every legal loopholes to do so.