Those agents are recommended because they paid to be first on the list.

Only two things matter:  the lease and your state law on termination of lease without notice. 

Congrats on getting across the finish line! 

There are mortgage recast calculators online or you can reach out to your lender.P+I payment will go from 2155 to ~1800 given the numbers you provided.

Let's say you spent a month on the initial preparation: cleaning, painting, shopping for furnishings, assembling IKEA furniture and so on.

Quote from @Gary Abrams: Software is a common question on BiggerPockets.

Is it a straight 1.5% on the monthly rent after 5 days ($23.25)? 

I do a meetup in Mesa on Saturday morning's which is a good place to come meet even more RE professionals and investors.You have the experience so now you just need the right strategy to grow the portfolio.

I guess Air BnB is the newest hot topic.. nice southern gentlemen.. can't comment on his class or anything like that since I have not sat through it..

Based on a quick answer from Perplexity it seems like there would be no issue with you buying the home and collecting passive income, but you may not be allowed to manage it yourself since that is considered active work.