I suggest communicating with the tenants and be as flexible as possible.

I also maxed out my 401k employer match, made Roth IRA contributions because those are super flexible down the road (now mine is an SD Roth invested in real estate - honestly wish I had invested more here when I still met the income qualifications), and kept anything else leftover (sometimes not much) for savings. 

I also make it clear should they chose to be there, they need to be flexible on scheduling.

So having a big profit margin, you will need to be flexible and possibly willing to help with these requests ultimately cutting into your margins. 

The nice thing about a 15-year loan, however, is that it forces you to make that payment and pay the home off early.....so if you want flexibility, 30-year loan.  

She's looking at purchasing 4-5 rentals with her 2 Denver property sales.I like what @Taylor L. said about cost of travel and I can fly round trip between Denver and Indy for around $150 if I'm flexible on timing.

He or she is silent and risk of loss is limited to capital invested in the business.You may want to consider an LLC with a strong operating agreement and flexible allocation schedule. 

I am looking for referrals to brokerages that would sponsor my license and that meet (most of) the following:I work an 8-5 M-F career job, so I would need the flexibility of working completely on my own time (this is a must). 

As a buyer, we were flexible enough to make the deal happen when maybe others couldn't.

It's more common than you would think.Unfortunately, the answer is no to both if you run through your own insurance.If you run the claim through the auto insurance, there will be more flexibility with billing them for the management of the claim, but in the end they may say no.