It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

Because I had already purchased  the house building courses I got a nice  discount  on thw course I wanted. 

There's no real hard and fast way or only 1 way or doing your first 2 points. your subject line suggests you're not looking to go to a large shop like a JLL or a CBRE which honestly I don't blame you those offices are usually pretty bloated.As far as monthly costs, if you are going to individually get a costar or other such license you are probably looking at $500-$1000 a month pretty easy in overhead once you have office dues, mls dues, marketing, etc. 

Buy a multi-family with 3.5% down.

Look for discounted run down properties that need renovation and change the layout during the renovation.

Hiring a manager or Pad Split still means you’re in the BUSINESS of running a rooming house. 

I’ve done a HELOC to help get me my first two rentals.

You maybe be able to manage a house or two from a distance but a house or two will not get you what I think you're looking for!

And so it was a pass.. 

It sounds like you don't need a co-host, you need a Virtual Assistant, as @Alex F. says.