Quote from @Andrew Steffens: I think most people here will caution you on these courses. 

Quote from @Sebastian Medina: I would search out people in your market that are flipping, and try going to a couple meetups as well.

I am looking forward to meeting people from different aspects of the Real Estate Investing world.

Problem found by expert, but you chose to not fix the problem by expert but by tenant.  

If they’re lying they probably chose your property because you didn’t have a PM.

What's peoples thoughts opinions on this real estate market over here?

As with most people starting out - having the 20%-30% equity to put in the deal is the challenge. 

Maybe the AI can keep you from calling people on the no call list and violating the law?

There are not too many people who can pay 40K cash to buy a house.

You should vet the company to ensure they have the resources to pay the rent.You ALWAYS do background checks on the people living in your property because if you let in an axe murderer and they harm someone, you are likely to get sued.Whether or not you charge an application fee is up to you.