The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner and The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott have sections on what you're looking for. They are both Bigger Pockets books and their site is full of information, articles and a forum. In short, it's a lot of work and you'll have to look at a lot of properties to find one that is a good deal.

For rentals this is a good overview..

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rental-Property-Investing-Passive-ebook/dp/B018UTI2DO/ref=nodl_

Matter fact, recommend listening to bigger pockets podcasts too

Well, it's good that you're starting young and have cash to invest. I would suggest looking at a variety of investing opportunities to diversify and to study it as much as you can.

Here are some great books that could help you along the way:

- The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Smart Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing

- How to Invest in Real Estate: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Getting Started

And for concise, step-by-step information on the basics of real estate investing, I would recommend this short but helpful guide.

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My favorite has been The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner. It's pretty good if you don't know much at all. He shamelessly promote his website every once in a while but I do think it's a pretty good read.