This may be an excellent approach to obtain practical experience and pick the brains of those who are currently working in the field.Offering your assistance in property management in exchange for a teaching opportunity might be a novel strategy, as you indicated from reading Brandon Turner's book.

If you've booked the high-risk tenant, the excellent tenant cannot get the opportunity to stay with you.

Yes, it costs a lot to go with REI Nation, and the cash flow is low, but they have an excellent reputation.

I believe a good listing agent will be able to sell my real estate for a value that is at least 2.5% more than I can (and frees up time for me to focus on what I excel at).

This is an excellent location to learn many tricks of the trade as well as gain partners, mentors, and connections to help you to learn and earn within real estate. 

I have a listing priced at $2450 (4 BR, 2.5 bath).I am currently focusing on 1 applicant who makes ~100K in her current job for 25 years, excellent rental references for past 9 years but my rent is $800 more than her current rent and she already acknowledged that she is pay check to paycheck. 

Jeremy is upstanding and excellent".

I'm glad to hear it's working out :)@Ola Dantis That's an excellent point - at this point, I don't plan on carrying a balance unless an unexpected expensive repair comes up. 

I recommend you choose 1-3 hot return and appreciation markets and be loyal to 1 excellent/seasoned investment realtor in each market and lean on them to guide you and steer you to opportunities.

Excellent analysis!