I know in Pittsburgh there is some farm land that is rented to farms but the cost is so minimal that the only thing I would assume that this would be for would be for appreciation.

You would be able to live there for minimal cost, have the roommates covering most, if not all of the mortgage.

I will make mistakes and not so great decisions along the way but I want to minimize that as much as possible. 

Whenever this happens we raise the window up outside of the shower and install a rectangular narrow window completely above the enclosure height and just below the ceiling so it lets in light and can be opened for ventilation to minimize mold issues.

Proximity to job hubs or universities ensures a steady pool of potential tenants, minimizing vacancy periods.

Instead of disconnecting the service when the tenant moves out and stops service, it transfers the utilities back to you without service interruption.

We believed that the main portion of that fee would go towards the tax strategy portion where your designated ‘tax team’ would help you create a customized ‘tax strategy plan’ to minimize your taxes moving forward, while the tax preparation for a simple portfolio like ours was thought to cost no more than $2k of the total fee.

I have good income and minimal debt.

The question you should be asking is1) What type of liability exposure would I be generating and will an LLC or Corp be suited for that.If you don't plan to own the property, I can't anticipate a piece of paper causing much liability, if any at all.2) What type of income would the tax liens be generating and would an LLC or corp minimize the taxes.

The best way to explaining this is for you to download an IRR calculator spreadsheet or build your own simple one and play around with one.For what its worth most deals I deem meeting minimal IRR standards is 13-15% but you have to dig a little deeper to uncover the real placements of cashflows and capitalization events... and then dig even deeper to verify the assumptions such as occupancy, rent increases per year, and what reversion cap rate was used.Again I don't look for IRR cause its manipulated a lot instead I look at total return on a 5 year basis.