The thing is, you have to set a good amount of time to filter candidates, interviewing them and training them.

I really like that it's close to downtown, international district, and has a Link train station.

In our small town the fire chief will do it.Approach yours & suggest it as a training exercise for their guys.

Not to say money cannot be made but also realize it may not be as lucrative as some trainings say

We talked about training tenants and keeping them accountable for small repairs on things they break (generally under $150 and things that can reasonably be shown they caused to break, but generally not plumbing and electrical).

All forms of communication can be electronic and you never have to meet in person...even if you are self managing...My tenants are trained and empowered to problem check and resolve issues on their own...if they can't figure it out, it's their home and they can call a professional to fix it and cc me via text.

His background is different, meaning - he's not a building/contractor guy by education or professional training. 

Since an appraisal is based primarily on comparable sales, and the most recent sale is the one on the property in question, the appraisal usually comes out at the purchase price.appraiserAn individual qualified by education, training, and experience to estimate the value of real property and personal property.

Does any one have any advise on boot camp style training seminars to help me understand how to acquire, Improve, and hold these types of Investments

That's what an agent does in the process & should be the only thing they do.I might catch grief for the last comment but whenever you invest & are unsure of something you should employ the person trained in the specific area.