Your lease agreement is going to control your situation, unless your state statutes have something on point (unlikely to your situation though). 

When I hung up my own jersey (though mine was more weekend warrior than college athlete), I found that real estate gave me that same drive and excitement.Lincoln's a fantastic market with plenty of opportunities if you know where to look.

What I struggle with today is how to attack it.Option 1, which was my original plan, was to get control of a $1-2MM property using mostly borrowed and possibly silent investor funds.

Next year the HAP payment could change entirely and you have no control over that.  

Another solid read is "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller, which focuses more specifically on real estate strategies.For podcasts, BiggerPockets is extremely popular and a fantastic resource, especially for beginners.

The learning never stops, and connecting with others in the community is a fantastic way to grow.

If experience is the lone qualification, you can align with a good realtor and contractor and maintain far greater control along with benefiting from all of the upside.

Personally I’d go to Lowe’s and buy a set of machines that only has dials for controls, no electric, digital panel.

Local Regulations: How do local landlord-tenant laws, rent control policies, or other regulations affect investment profitability?

Treat it as business relationship where it is mutually beneficial not just some guy you are trying to control and squeeze every bit of "what can you do for me" out of.