These platforms typically have billing policies where you pay a per unit fee per month to the software and you get regular updates and support each month.There are a number of low-cost platforms available that are able to offer you a lower price by passing along some of the costs to your tenants (payment processing fees, applications, tenant screening, etc).

Quote from @Ogonna Odo:  Small ones will not, they typically like cash or checks.

Just saying there are people on BP who can vouge for you as Melanie is typically very negative towards anyone in the syndication / raising money space. 

Most of our Members are baffled, typically saying: "How could they allow one of THEIR Tenants to be even ONE month behind?"

The price point for a positive cash flowing single family house rental is typically 120-180k purchase price here so I am sure you'll be able to scale very quickly here with the capital you're working with.

Typical equity build up time is 5 years, depending on your market.But can you purchase another rental using your own capital?

When you leave, a duplex will typically generate more cash flow as a long term rental than a single family home.

Typically, structures are grandfathered under old codes and zoning in which case it would be called compliant, but non-conforming. 

There are a lot of websites that offer the course online, or if you have a college near you, they also typically offer a class that satisfies the pre-licensing requirement.

It is typically lower than cash-on-cash and you can put it somewhere around 6% conservatively.