Whether that's good or bad is debatable. 

I am debating raising each rental rate an additional 50$ when I occupy the property and also splitting the water bill (water bills that recieve water from Detroit Water Department are outragous due to many people not paying their bills.)

That is a good debate though, do you allow delays for better deals on materials?

I am debating whether to have these 2 potential tenants pay the $30 to apply and then show them the property if they qualify, or show them the property first before they pay $30 to see if they qualify.I don't know what to do.

Considering being an unpaid intern for a real estate brokerage company, i have been debating on getting my license and becoming an agent still indecisive but my main goal is to be an investor.Do you guys think this would be helpful? 

That is why people debate here if LLC is really required as you have to transfer the property back and forth from LLC to you and LLC to get a loan stuff. 

That alone will probably help you decide.For general out-of-state versus local debates, check out-https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015/11/14/inve...Hope that helps.

I'm still debating if the associated costs are really worth it considering I'm just starting out. 

I'm debating this one.

I've debated on scaling this model, obviously need to be selective about the properties I do this with.