The rest just falls in place over time. 

He decided to switch to a finance degree with the goal of financial advising and real estate investing. 

Unless you have a clause in the purchase of the entity that clearly makes you responsible for the entity from the day that you buy it(Indemnification) I wouldn't bother with the LLC.Good luck man. all the best!

Scale up, don't just hit the ground running.

Just need to know what you are looking for.

If you want something that looks nice Article and Castlery have some great looking stuff without breaking the bank too bad ($2-3K range).

I have not had good communication with the property management team either so in the next month or so I am switching over to another company I have already spoke with who also recommended seeing how long I can go with complimentary property management.I'm actually just a little concerned with whether the tenant is being taken care of or not.

@Jade Frank I agree with what @Dominic Mazzarella and others are saying here, but If you find the downside outweighs the gain and you ultimately decide to sell the property, Since the property was held for investment use it would qualify for a 1031 exchange. 

This worked out to just under 4 months of available listing inventory in both the greater metro and the city itself.

The entirety of these cities aren't just comprised of cheap run down properties.