I'm an architect in Charlotte and work with the county regularly.  

I bought my first place when I was your age and it was to live in while I went to grad school and I rented out the other room in the condo.Talk to your bank and find out what is happening because what you said doesn't make sense for a regular mortgage. 

These forums are incredibly valuable because they allow us regular Joes to come together, share our experiences, and help each other reach our financial goals.

They are not warrantable so that restricts them quite a bit.So owner financing should be more of an option than regular places.

Maintenance and Repairs: Create a plan for regular maintenance and address any repairs promptly.

We obviously are not trying to change our identity but do feel that we should be paying attention and planning for new opportunities that will align with our businesses.

Section 8 can be a heavy hitter because there are so many guidelines that need to be followed yet and still it can also be rewarding so long as you treat your tenant the same way you would a regular LTR tenant, with screening, etc. 

Hello Jordan,There are a few local meetups that occur each month or so and can be found here.Eventbrite & meetup.com also post regular RE meetups although I believe the quality is a little lower on those platforms when compared to BP meetups. 

For example two identical buildings on opposite corners of the same intersection sold in the same month should trade at similar cap rates.

You may also convert your regular IRA to a Roth IRA and never have to worry about paying taxes for the rest of your life. :)Above are just some ideas.