Yes - Suzie Orman and Dave Ramsey say whole life insurance is a scam - but as was said above, they are financial entertainers.  

Some of our initial baseline, no-go, criteria when we first listed were: 600+ credit score, no evictions, no bankruptcy, and income 3x rent... however, after finding that very few interested parties were eligible to even "enter a review phase" of landlord verifications etc, we loosened up a bit and went to an objective scoring model that I tweaked from a few ideas obtained after speaking to both rental professionals in my local area and some on this forum. 

For example, many will obtain a homeowner’s policy for a vacant flip – at about 1/3 the cost.

Lubbock has a low barrier to entry and has several backup economic drivers by being the primary hub (agriculture, financial, healthcare, material goods, transportation, entertainment) for an area the size of most states east of the Mississippi.

Is there a way to obtain a reliable number?

From the title insurance, the road says public rd, we also obtained fr title company of a grant deed fr 1963 that says “reserving easement” of this same road.

I am currently looking into becoming an agent but I don't want to wait the amount of time it requires to obtain the education to purchase a home.  

Here in NY, I here to go through the community board first, then obtain a variance through the zoning board. 

But I do find it entertaining that Bitcoin's obituary appeared 380 times (Source: 99bitcoins.com) since 2010.

You will be responsible for 25% of the mortgage and thus will allow you save faster to obtain a second property.