They can handle time-consuming tasks like lease renewals, tenant correspondence, and basic admin work.

Use tools like MLS, Redfin, BiggerPockets calculators, and Zillow for cost and income estimates, and enhance research through networking.

Enhance your multifamily investing knowledge through books, podcasts, networking, and consistent deal analysis.

My thoughts are that if it’s in good enough shape I can sell to a consumer buying with a mortgage company or if needs work sell to an investor for a discount to make a profit.

Even if the units you tour aren't the one you eventually buy, walking around the area and getting a feel for the property types will help you be a much more informed consumer when you are ready to pull the trigger. 

It does look like our instructor (I couldn't clearly make it out b/c I can't find an enhanced picture anywhere). 

This can be time consuming and frustrating to keep track of.

I do both an email and a phone call I usually email first and do a phone call to ask if they have a phone number.Thank you for the advice, I understand the lack of creating equity but I feel like all I'm doing is the same as any other buisness which is getting a product, repurposing it for a consumer, and selling said product/service.

Same on the rental side- demand- will be low, so you have to take on less than desirable tenants, which are costly and time consuming. 

Of course there are other things that can happen that are out of the investors control such as an internal audit but outside of this, it would be super expensive and time consuming for lenders to randomly review all of there loans without cause.