And worked as a dish washer, and my mother in law who dropped out of 5th grade to work in the farms, came across an opportunity to buy a small house in the desert for roughly $30k and rented it out to approximately 3 tenants over the course of 10 years (wish I had that low turnover), sold that home at the height of the market and had enough to pay off their existing home and a good retirement cushion.  

Last two months have been 2 broken washers and a dishwasher.  

Dawn, I agree with you.

Kitchen:We're keeping the flooring in the kitchen, and all appliances except the dishwasher (it's white so we're replacing with a black one).  

It also appears that 3 of the 11, or 28% of moderators are female,  more recently bolstered by @Dawn Anastasi and Brie.

@ dawn anastasi The property manager is also a realtor and will be working on both leasing and potential sale of the property.  

@Dawn A.

Dawn Anastasi often posts on BP from your market and might be a good resource although I think she rents and manages her own stuff.

. -- Dawn

I agree with Dawn, becoming a licensed agent for the purpose of learning the industry is a mistake and can be a costly mistake.