Typically, tenants will pay all utilities on long term rentals, so that comes off your plate.

Many people want to dabble in wholesaling, as you said, to get deals, but that is not worth time or money unless that is your business. 

I never paid much attention to it because it was around when I moved away from Fort Worth.

@Jeremy TranLawyer will not be worth the time - most likely need hoa approval but if it passes then yesI am in a community now that just passed rental requirements and does include a fee for rentals.

Finding the right property, checking its worth, making connections, choosing good renters, looking after the place, and keeping money aside for surprises are key steps.

With that, (and regarding your Question #2) I think your expense line items and numbers will run very similar to what can be found in this BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3915/27972-analyzing-the-financials-of-a-self-storage-facilityYou'll have larger units, which typically means longer length of stay and lower turnover so your management/payroll expense could be lower.

Monthly rent is $750, so I'm wondering if the costs/time/stress of eviction are worth pursuing if an option is to just tell him I need him out in 30 days.

Is it worth taking the time to get my Real Estate license, getting affiliated with a brokerage, and live that career out enough to eventually start investing?

But this article on BP might be worth a read!

I come from the Poconos, PA market and have helped at least 30 clients coordinate hot tub installs in the last year.Q1 Opinion*: Typically when underwriting property for buyer and mgmt clients, I'd give them a round number of $10k to assume for hot tub purchase / install / permits /foundation /electrical.