They really helped me understand the market better and the rehab levels I should be targeting with each unit on the turnovers. 

There are macro-market-specific variables such as median house price, population growth,  etc and micro specific variables such as which neighborhoods to target etc. 

SFHs are a prime target for professional tenants.

Then the goal setting and investing criteria setting are easier. 

While I know as dad's it is our prerogative to fix things for our kids and make everything easier, I think that she should feel the weight of $100K of debt as much as possible. 

**Not every broker needs to see this before taking a meeting with you but many brokers will not take you out on appointments until you've been pre-approved by an accredited lender.Preferences: let the broker know what property type and target area you're considering and WHY.

In a lot of ways, C, C+, B, etc are in the eye of the beholder, so look for a place you (and potential compatible tenants/roommates) will be comfortable moving around in every day and forget what grade someone else might give it.Once you have the basic requirements decided, I'd go on a real estate sales site (Zillow is my personal favorite, but also Redfin, Realtor.com etc) and just start looking around at listings in your price range to find affordable neighborhoods to target and start driving around, then drive drive drive.

There will definitely be new laws, but so far it looks like they're going to make it slightly easier in areas where it is not currently (rezoning as mentioned), they may even promote the process in some way, and there may actually be a housing regulatory overhaul in general that will affect all rentals (long and short-term (though that is quite a ways off)).As with long-term rentals, there are plenty of "slumlords" on the Airbnb side.

Every lawyer i spoke to said the same thing, they don't have to give warnings and lately the county seems to be targeting LLC's holding property. 

Easier to afford retirement and if they are selling a business, the taxes along may pay for their house.