Check on these jobs somehow.5) Google builder and company names with "feeback" or "review" to see what you may find.It's not really easy to do all this.

You all need to go get regular jobs.

I have saved $25k over the last 18 months and continue saving $1500/month from my job.

You even graduated from IU so you have access to some awesome loan programs from IUCreditUnion.Keep your job and connections to buy a house, then rent out rooms to traveling nurses. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

As some background, I'm looking for turnkey or close to it and would be using a management company since I have a busy full time job. 

Hopefully your local market is growing - population and jobs increasing.

If the concern is max cash out, you can cross collateralize the properties to cut down on costly processing fees.  

I got into the industry in 2014 with a property management job on Lake Ponchatrain in Slidell, north of New Orleans.

@Jermaine Washington Jaycee did a great job breaking down cash-out refinances.