I see the value in advising on many other things outside leads like you said 

I first thought of the Google Nest however am not sure if this will allow me to set limits or require a password for changes outside of those limits.     

This house is not in a subdivision.At this point the seller has no idea where I’m located (which is minute away from the property) so I decided to drive by the property and have a look myself so when I call in the morning we can have a more meaningful conversation.From the outside the house needs repair and sits on a sprawling wooded lot with cattle wire fencing in the entire 5 acres.

If this is the first of many and you want to use this as a possible track record then the importance of going through the PPM process and having this easy one (using this term loosely) under your belt to be able to talk with outside investors(or even the friends and family people you do not know of your friends and family) they can talk about the job you did and have the beginnings of a track record.

Make sure you establish house rules outside of the lease about visitors and such.

I wouldn't make any investing decisions based on waiting for anything outside of my control.

@Derek Harris I am a bit concerned about getting a loan outside of the military once I don't have a full time job, although I will still be getting paid from the military a basic housing allowance each month well I am in college.

Do you only invest in Los Angeles or outside California as well?

But how prepared can you really be outside of experience?

I recently started working right outside of Trenton and so rather than go the renting route, I decided to take my chances and jump into becoming a landlord.