Your market should be affordable for something.It sounds like you're in the early stages, so let me give you some basic advice to start educating yourself.

Right behind the Classic Center downtown.

A client of mine has a mid-term lease 15 minutes from the medical center. 

And yes, I am focused on education at this stage until my DD214 arrives and hopefully I qualify for VA loan.

We are still in the very first stages of our decisions so we are several months away from acting on things.

At the end of the day investor care about 3 things when hiring a PM (1) Profit and ROI (2) Good communication and overall experience  (3) Peace of mind Most questions about tenant/applicant qualifying, leasing process, maintenance process, fee structure, etc. are all centered around the question “will I make the ROI I’m looking for?”.

I would do the upkeep in stages and based on what you can afford to pay at Prime plus 2-3%, not the true 1%.

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

I am entering a new stage in my life, but as a young graduate, am extremely determined to save money for myself in this extremely costly environment that has developed over the past several years.

At all stages.