@Grace Norton adding to what's been written already, you'll want to get a 2-year work history for both.To consistently pay rent, requires consistent income, which requires consistent employment.Pretty simple concept!

Nice to meet you.

The team members I've worked with are super nice, but I have to ask, are there significantly better turn key provider deals to be had with a little more patience/perhaps better expectations set from me?

The costs are not trivial, but they are less than you would pay for a nice used truck.One of the main reasons I am considering this route is the leads that are provided.

Hey Max, Nice to meet you here.. do you have any top priorities when searching for a property to drive by?

He was a really nice guy, but didn’t seem to know many of the details regarding fees.

Location. 25 minutes to beach, 40 minutes to Florence, 15 minutes to Pisa, 60 miles to snow skiing.  10 minutes to Home Depot style store, etc.  

But it would be nice to have access to the software and a place to basically wholesale the ones you don't want for yourself.

Is her goal to be nice and provide some of the gains or reduce her taxes by trying to split income between her and her ex?

A nice multi family property that you can do some light fixtures on sounds like a perfect strategy for you so you and your wife can have your own unit.