Thank you for your insights and help with walking me through this new venture for me.   

Meanwhile, gross rents of $1,800+ for 3-bedroom single-families is an achievable figure, so it’s possible to generate cash flow if you lever modestly.There’s a bunch of other stuff that’s worth highlighting—the economy, demographics, neighborhoods, new construction, and more.

Always had to jump through hoops but always had it based on the property / asset

Quote from @Paul Lucenti: Would you rather have monthly cash flow or would you prefer a quick pay day after 3-6 months?

Been through a few book keepers who don't seem to understand this space very well.  

I'm still in the process of growing my portfolio, but have heard others 1031 all their smaller properties into a larger building and have a property management company manage, OR, set up a seller financing deal with another buyer that gives you the cash flow you desire. 

I was able to secure $27k from them and $8k from our savings and the deal went through!

I currently use the security deposit replacement and rental damage protection product from Waivo, which I accessed through my Furnished Finder dashboard for my mid-term rental (MTR).

Sometimes if there are large structural components like columns running through a unit space, they could be excluded from the unit area itself like a donut hole in the middle, making the outside to outside measurement larger than what is in the condo plan.

I actually ended up going through a big career change, and attended a 6-month bootcamp to learn Software Development after 7 years cooking professionally in fine-dining kitchens.