I suggest finding people with whom you have some type of mutual connection (e.g. know people in common, the property is in an area/neighbor where you know someone lives/grew up). 

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. 

I’m making a few assumptions: 1) at least some buyers and sellers will accept much less agent handholding than commonly assumed, 2) the primary value that agents add is a) pricing guidance and b) advising clients on offers and counter-offers, and 3) there’s no truly compelling reason why North America has the highest average commissions in the rich world.

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. 

No way, unless you're talking about a multi-family common area.

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

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

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

Keep your job as long as you can.

Avoid.The majority of the Mexican developers are honest and do a great job but people need to do a proper due diligence, including knowing who they're dealing with.