She is top notch in all aspects of her business and I'm looking forward to working with her on future flips and/or buy and holds.

The more you learn about different aspects of the business, they better prepared you will be moving forward. 

I wish there were.I’m sorry, but you’ve been scammed.Like most aspects of real estate, really most business, private money is based on relationships.

If you show income but have the expenses to offset the income which results in the net zero or loss - you will not be able to contribute to an IRA.If you are the one doing the management of the property and all maintenance it is possible to structure it in a way that you propose, but be sure to get together with your CPA and discuss all the aspects of this strategy to make sure you are doing it legally and it would be beneficial to you. 

Cashflow expressed as dollars doesn't care how much you've invested, it has no percentage aspect to it and is utterly subjective.

Some of my research is bringing up things such as pre-licensing classes and a SAFE exam.Assuming I have no problems with the testing aspects, what are some of the best ways to get a foot in the door?

Therefore, property management has been one of the aspects I've been researching extensively.

It is by far the most conservative aspect of my portfolio.  

Learn this aspect, and you will learn the numbers better. 

The majority of time it's folks who don't understand any aspect of the business & probably haven't even heard of the SEC.