You missed a lot of line items that accompany home ownership and hosting roommates. 

Vintage-inspired, brightly colored (or softly muted colors), floral designs (or birds, elephants, etc.) taking over one room in a house.

Hi I'm a real estate investor looking to find and develop properties in the Omaha Nebraska area. I would like to hire individual(s) to essentially "drive for dollars" to find and photograph potential properties. Let m...

@Stone Jin Two birds with one stone.... while having a blower door test on the house for air leaks, use some burning sage for the tracing of the leaks. 

Unless the seller provided good move-in documentation (move-in condition list ideally with accompanying photos), you have no way of knowing what was pre-existing.  

This accompanied their monthly lease invoice:Greetings XXXXX Tenant,As we all continue to navigate this unique season, we want to again thank each of you for your dedication to your business, the Stoughton Wellness and Athletic Center and the Stoughton Community.

The idea of shadowing or bird dogging for a while is probably very wise, especially with the amount of uncertainty everyone faces moving forward post COVID.

Go to REI events, meet more people, bird dog for some investors, but do not sink yours and someone else's (please not a parent) into a flip with no experience.

However, you might want to make some real estate investor buddies and do some bird dogging or wholesaling to raise some capital while you guys work on getting steady income.  

However, if it looks like your rent is too high, then accompany your request with your facts/data that has led you to come to that conclusion.