If I can network with an active investor to see how it's ran from start to finish even better!!

Although sounds like that number is largely due to buildings just finishing construction. 

If so, what type of finishes do they have?

Then we just had him split them into 4 separate plans and we dropped them at the building department on a unit by unit basis- when we were finishing up one, we dropped another for approval and went down the line.

I’m not too far from you; I’m finishing with my first deal (what some a ‘flip in’), looking for a primary residence, as well as a small multi-family unit in the Bloomsburg/Danville area.

I have never gotten any negative feedback on laminate as a finish. 

I just finished new application approval letters that I hope will better meet my needs and I'm going to start trying out honestrenter.com with the units we are closing on next week.

Good to know but I will most likely be switching fields temporarily come next year once I finish school, your point just hammers the need to change eventually.

I would make sure I had the money to finish the house and get it rented as soon as possible before buying.

You can disallow pets and limit your tenant pool but preserve your finishes (hopefully), or allow pets and cash in on responsible pet owners.