Sometimes you get lucky.You could even bring up the subject of seller financing (search online for ideas of how to structure a seller financed offer), and make sure a competent real estate attorney helps write the offer documents (if it gets that far). 

You might learn to shoot pool in a pool hall, you might not learn the professional rules of the game, that might mean you can't really win in a real pool match. 

You might not cash flow right away, but even just offsetting what you were paying in rent while building equity, getting tax benefits, and learning how to be a landlord is a game changer.

@Matt Wan Many lenders require wet signatures on at least the Promissory Note but if yours does not, as a US citizen you could do the entire signing anywhere on the planet with a good internet connection + mic + camera via Remote Online Notarization (RON) for less than $200.If wet signatures are required, the answer then depends upon what foreign country you are in.

I do not know this one specifically but most courses and coaches online are a borderline scam.Couldn’t agree more.

She will probably game the system for the next 6-12 months, but that's what you get buying a property with a non-paying tenant in place, in an anti-landlord city. 

You might want to do an online search for brokerages in your area that offer larger commission splits or a flat fee to their agents. 

Then check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides 3.

Yes, having tenants pay ACH via a Tenant Portal software is best, but not all will cooperate and some will play games that result in NSF charges.We allow tenants to deposit cash/check/money order directly at our bank into our account.Many Class C & D tenants have challenges adapting to unfamiliar ways to pay and is often not worth the hassle (and possible evictions) to get them to change:(

Then you'll need to find land, acquire it, find a spec home buyer and set up meetings to design plans or buy a set online with mods.