I will study this more.

She was studying to get her CA Broker’s License which would fully legitimize us, and allow us to manage funds on behalf of the homeowner’s and have ownership of the listings and reservations.

Screening is definitely an area I studied up on beforehand, and having a large graduate student population to choose from definitely gives me more confidence.

Perhaps find a deal someone else did and do a case study making reasonable assumptions.

They are rarely reported accurately by realtors on the MLS when transactions close to begin with and I don't believe anything other than the contract sale prices are utilized although an official study on this would be very interesting albeit a painstaking process to undertake. 

I'm working full-time, but also studying full-time.

If you want to make the opposite case, look at engineering degrees or point to the wage studies that show on average people with 4 year degrees make a lot more than those who have zero college.  

He studies markets and publishes regular updates on which markets are the best for your goals.Use the search bar.

John has released books & does case studies regularly.

We recently completed a study on MTRs, which revealed that MTRs are likely to generate more than $1/SF above long-term rentals.