You are honestly way ahead of the pack already simply by being willing to start learning about this topic in your early 20s.

If I sense the buyer is cut from this fabric, I will negotiate extra hard against repairs to the extent they simply walk.

It is a sure thing that you will have success simply based on your introspection!

I just read an article recently that noted "Avg Profits For Flipped Homes" of $80,000, however when you dig into the article and their sources, "Profit" is simply Sale Price - Purchase Price...so it doesn't consider renovation costs, holding costs, financing costs, etc.

You can ask the prospective tenant about the addresses or simply do a Google search for those addresses and, if it belongs to an apartment complex, you can call the apartment to see if the tenant ever lived there.Public Records:This part of the credit report will list any judgments levied against the tenant -which includes garnishments or evictions that have a monetary claim.

However, if you bought it and managed it as a market rate apartment, your experience would be very different.My point is, I can control how fast a unit turns simply by adjusting my asking rents.  

Investor savvy agents are few and far between so take the time to find the right one - you are not looking for your forever home and simply giving the agent a list of homes you want to look at which is what most agents do anymore. 

Most I have talked to are 10 years at best and with many properties, they will simply not cash flow at that price. 

It’s simply a place to start your own research or to give to your attorney if you need to find out if it applies…https://amihousebuyers.com/selling/disclosure/#:~:text=Key%2....Do you have to disclose water damage when selling a house?

You simply can’t ignore the risk of investing in an area that you’re not intimately familiar with.