I will leave this short: if you sign a contract be prepared to CLOSE on the deal and not leave the sellers with a bad taste for "investors" as that is what most unlicensed brokers identify themselves as.

That would give me a taste of what it is like to rent to people, with little risk, and maybe greater profit.

This is all play money to me as I live on barely anything (single, roommate, simple tastes, paid off everything).

His seminars are way to much upsell for my taste.

I have tasteful paintings of nudes in most bedrooms.  99% of my renters are guys.2.

However, it is not a science, and lacks sufficient agency for my taste.  

Hello @Mark Kumm ,Many would-be flippers buy a dilapidated property, remodel it to their own taste, discover that they can't sell the property for what they need to break even, run out of money and sell at a loss.

An investment property loan through most big banks will require a 20% down payment and the taste will be a little higher then for owner occupants.

They are not nice enough for my taste and B they are leased and making money.would I ever be underwritten for a primary residence mortgage in this case?

I'm starting to take a page from the @Gene Hacker playbook and spending a lot more time enjoying my life - wine tasting in Napa today, weekday happy hours, concerts, hiking...