if you buy a random property on Zillow and turn it over to people you have never met, you will very likely lose money, get frustrated, and set yourself back.if you're serious i'd pick a market and plan on making several trips there. 

I tend to ask the same questions multiple times over a period of time to see if I get consistent answers.

This is normal and nothing to be overly concerned about.

He seemed very authentic in our discussion and showed charts indicating how the cost of supplies has increased more over the last 2 years than they did over the last 20 years.  

If you currently rent for $2,500 and take the $1,750; you have additional positive cash flow of $750 for your rent situation.Have you thoroughly looked over the capex potential issues? 

There is a storage deal that is actively being raised for over there that you can practice analysis on.

I would give her two weeks to move everything out and hand over the keys to an empty apartment.

If over that amount, she must file a gift tax return, though no tax is owed unless her lifetime exemption is exceeded.

Make a post over in the commercial section.  

A manager will roughly cost $100-$150 a month to take over a unit (it could be more or less in your market) and manage the units.