This is where I'm at after a few months in this program (with unfortunately very demanding work hours and not enough time to devote to this business!)

RentEngine - is not a syndication-only provider, and the co-founder is not able to devote resources to making it a Rentlinx alternative.

If not, prepare for devoting tons of time to it in the beginning but eventually you can get some great tenants and have all your maintenance/systems in place, you will be ok!

They can not be expected to devote time to the process for free. 

@James Wise has a youtube chanel devoted to learning about the realities of inner city investing.

I've found, in multiple conversations with my CPA, that most people will have a hard time "proving" that they're working the required number of hours in real estate to qualify for REP status.The reasoning being that if you have a full time job that takes 40hrs a week, how many hours a week are you actually able to devote to your "real estate" profession. 

3) How much time do you have to devote to managing, and would this time be better spent elsewhere?

While I appreciate your love and devotion, comparing me as "God" is maybe a bit much. 

over the past 7 years I’ve had dealt with countless of bad contractors, several incidents with occupants of the neighborhood that the property is in ( once I walked in on squatters and got into a physical confrontation) , and of course the relentless pursuit of hungry investors calling me and any family member that tracing programs associates with me about wanting to buy my property all while dealing with a career/industry change and finishing college during a pandemic 😮‍💨.so here I am recent graduate ready to finally devote the majority of my focus to getting over my newbie investor hill.

Context: My dad has assorted health issues that limit his physical abilities and does not want to fill out forms or devote much time beyond discussing things with a Lead, reading over anything he’s signing, and sending a check.