re: Rental properties. How to start

The best advice I can give is "know your area." For example, let's take Baton Rouge. There are generally 2 jurisdictions that reside over evictions, the City of BR or Justice of the Peace. If your area falls under the latter, you can have a deadbeat out in approximately 30 days, give or take. If the former aka wokeass City of BR, good luck. You're probably at 6 months and they all know the game, claiming medical reasons etc that forced them to not pay rent. In summary, "know your area."