My plan is to move out in two years after I qualify for the possible capital gain tax exclusion so then I can either decide to keep it for 3 additional years (or maybe longer, and forgo the exclusion)and move the home into a LLC.

Industry average is 18-22% investment on marketing for a return.

The real estate industry can be complex but don't let it discourage you.

Well, have a couple of competitors that are exclusively apartments/dev land for same.Their marketing is targeted at investors along with the mailing list.However, yes, you can get bad/good brokers in the same firm. 

In my case, per house and being in the industry for more than 7 years takes me at least 30min to run a good number per house.

Best ways to learn about real estate is to work in this industry

Transportation industry is huge with lots of goods going across the border, so in theory trade deals could cause waves here for better or for worse.Things are definitely growing down here.

- How common is it to find loans with these terms in the industry?

I mitigate some of this risk by relying on section 8 exclusively going forward. 

I just wanted to let people know of an option out there that i was really impressed by.I was looking for additional education as well as a way to get something that I could put on a resume as I was applying to Real Estate Industry jobs.