I'm still paying off my absolutely USELESS college degree as it is!

These are a little atypical vs. the standard "set at 72 degree" units.

Hi Tyson, one thing to consider is to what degree these expenses can be reduced - not saying they are high, as I don't know what they run for a comparable property in your market, but the utilities would be a concern (what that is exactly), taxes are decided by locality/state but get the number obviously from landlord themselves.

I just recently graduated from college with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and am currently working in construction.

The smart ones do not rely entirely on playing the sport and will wisely get a degree.

When better options are exhausted or too costly the other options (such as IB, border state area, and to a lesser degree Oceanside (which has already experienced significant price increase)) are what are available. 

To a certain degree it depends on the type of Listing Agreement the firm has with the seller. 

In the past I’ve used Indeed for varying degrees of success and personal references.

There is ZERO upside to paying utilities at a SFR.... if its free to the tenant there is ZERO incentive for them to keep their use reasonable....If I didn't have to pay my utilities you can be damn sure I would have my AC on 70 degrees on ALL summer and the heat at 82 ALL winter

For example to become a licensed broker where I operate (Ohio) you need to go through government background checks, have worked in real estate as a sales agent under another broker for at least 2 years, have a college degree, have a physical store front with office hours, have done at least 40 transactions and much more that I can't think of off the top of my head right now.