I dont intend to deny. however, I have not had any inspection done/put in the paper work to be assigned as section 8 housing designation.

You can take courses offered by the CCIM Institute even if aren't a real estate broker and have no interest in the CCIM designation.

BRRR is solid but far more active so it depends on a few factors but mainly time, money and effort you're will to put in.

First - we have not yet decided on the unit to start our journey with so the above questions and factors are great to be aware of.

You can absolutely do a container project for the marketing factor or just because you want to.

You'll have to put it all together and match it to your deal design.

I understand that Cap Rates are not a set number in an area/property, and they depend on many factors. 

I should add so many agents here, are gonna tell you this ******** about renting being a waste, but it’s literally cheaper by in some cases thousands a month when factoring in repairs, you can put excess savings into index funds etc. every single friend I have all of whom are pretty fiscally savvy have made the same calculation, I even have a good friend who is trying to sell his condo to rent because his monthly expenses will decrease when he sells his condo & he can be in a better area.

You can still work with an unlicensed person, as long as they know what they are doing, and you can hire a licensed representative if you have to fight the IRS later.The single most important factor in selecting your tax person is technical competence.

@Roger Garner there are many factors that go into the decision of whether or not to keep your property as a rental.