If your plan is to maintain this home as a primary residence for a few years and then convert it to a rental portfolio asset, leave it alone!  

He is good and bad.His good points.....Pays his rent on time, no questions askedHe maintains the property, and keeps it looking very good. 

So I've been studying the state of the art, best tools & practices in Property Management, especially curious about Work Network development and proactive, preventive maintenance.What I've been surprised to discover is that the best PM platforms are full-blown accounting systems, designed to replace the likes of QuickBooks which has been so popular for so long.The thing I'm wondering is, if real estate investors are well diversified, they're probably doing a lot more than just investing in real estate.  

Hello,I've been reading and studying on bigger pockets for about 2 years.

It will cost about $1,500 a year to maintain all of the dues and associations so ensure it will be worth the cost to get it, hours of studying and classes, maintaining it.Good luck.

As a Real Estate investor and learning to study the market, we all know that the Real Estate market has been at unbelievable rates the last few years.

(I am reading and studying as much material on the matter that I can find.)

Don't try to buy a bad deal, but even if it ends up not being perfect, you will learn more from your first property than from years of studying the business.  

I highly recommend to read The Mobile Home Park Investing Home Study Course

Study the rent rates and find the crime free areas close to the school.1st Semester: Move in to an apartment complex close to school.