Welcome Miranda, Good to have an international perspective here.

I have had really bad experiences buying directly from owners, they tend to be more emotional and have a harder time internalizing issues with their property. 

Next Summer (2019) I would love to work for a real estate investor or real estate company as an intern during my Summer break.

You can give the account an internal "nickname" (2302 Main St deposit) as a reminder of what it's for.

How else is McRib International gonna scale to the stars?

Does anybody at all on this website reading this actually think that "McRib Seminars International" could possibly be a real thing?

@Drew Eldridge Hospitalist here.Bought my first rental investments during residency.After wasting my intern year renting, I lit a fire under my own @ss and bought a property in my second year to become a homeowner, then became a self-managing landlord upon buying my second home during my third year of residency. 

You can insulate floors, bathroom & bed room walls for noise but its not required.IRC - International building code for one and two family dwellings.

Agency lenders will cut your terms solely on location, based on their own internal guidelines. 

Thus, I often look at the current gross income to calculate my internal "acquisition cap rate" because I know how I would operate the property and roughly what my expenses will be, especially if I have experience in that particular submarket.