However, my future plans with REI involve transitioning my primary income from nursing to REI.

I plan to purchase the property with 5-10% down, live in it for a year or two with a roommate, then rent it out full-time and repeat!

We have a free plan so we can only post a few properties at a time and none with more than 5 units.

Quote from @Luca Perinuzzi: I'm studying for my real estate license, and plan to primarily work with investors once I'm licensed.

There are many times the architect/engineer gets busy doing other jobs and forgets your plans at the city or delays picking them up/making corrections 4.

I really appreciate the suggestion to engage local RE investment groups with this question which I plan to do.

I plan to pull my principle investment sometime soon and keep a balance of it. 

I plan to make the tenant pay for electricity since the bills are already separated, but as the landlord, I plan on paying for gas and water.

Nailing down a buy box in the area, funding, and having a plan will come out of absorbing a ton of knowledge and narrowing down to what makes the most sense to you, what fits your life, and what fits your goals the best. 

You could even involve him in analyzing a deal for fun or have him create a “mock” investment plan.