Tenants love my system.I have just one tenant who pays the old-fashioned way.

Well, I might dress casual in the sense that I won't wear business slacks and a blouse, but I'm not going to show up in my jean shorts either. lol Something Floridian like white capri pants with a fashionable top.Definitely have to just use your best judgement, but also not force yourself to be something you're not.

You could "get a job" while you are going to school, compile money and speculate in that fashion. 

We use data and technology to allow investors to buy and sell investment properties in an easy and fully transparent fashion.

The way to do that is good old fashioned networking.

I was running the numbers in a similar fashion and I was thinking of offering around $300k as is and the owner carry financing for 1 year to be safe although I think I could have all units completed in less than 6 months. 

I, unfortunately, will be doing low-down conventional financing and will likely need an agent in some fashion.  

Don't forget good old-fashioned "houses".  

For those, I have been looking at FSBO on Craigslist, non-PM rentals listed on Craiglists, local Buy-Sell-Rent Facebook groups, driving for dollars (a/k/a driving around the area you are interested in and looking for houses in some sort of disarray), and good ol' fashioned MLS (both through automatic emails from my realtor and Redfin).

Old fashion digging.