My two year at the time old grab the edge to help stand up from the seated position on the floor and the glass stop slid off and almost caused severe harm. 

This works well I would say 98% of the time. 

I know some landlord's show up with something for them to sign or fill out that they previously (on purpose) forgot to give them, but you could also just be upfront and say a visit is part of your screening process - you check the condition of the rooms to see how the unit is being taken care of.

I am a current university student with about a year and a half left, who has been interested in finance and real estate for a long time!

I have 20+ VA'S, however, it took a long time.  

There are a lot of options out there.Some of the most useful items BiggerPockets members have identified are features that save time so they can spend time working on their next property.

We purchased it off market, as-is, and as it was our personal home, we renovated over time.

Quote from @Ryan Diehl: First time investor. 

The down payment might be a little higher, but it will be a much longer-term loan that you won't have to worry about coming up with big payment in month 24 and it'll be amortized over a much longer time period (probably 25-30 years), so the monthly payment could actually be lower. 

They yield results, but I understand a lot of other people have jobs where they cannot spend so much time on their listings.