I know many landlords who do so through non profits, religious institutions, and so on. 

I just had an awakening by my property manager.I had issue at property , property manager stated preferred vendor (they will not give vendor contact info out) came to assess and costs $2500.

@Samed Arif any idiot willing to reenlist just because of a fight with their roommate...is in for a rude awakening when they don't even get to choose their roommate in the Army.

Second, I would follow that budget religiously and make the student debt go away in the next year or two.

Talk to them before doing anything that can impact your credit score, like opening or closing credit card accounts or making big purchases.Make sure you pay off your card every month religiously.

For people who are 100k in debt due to student loans and credit cards, I would recommend to them to religiously follow Ramsey's baby steps.

Once you know what you are looking for and your budget for said property look religiously twice a day minimum to check for new deals that meet your criteria.

I know you do that religiously every month.My thought as Broker, Investor and market analyzer, Houston RE market, we are in the eye of the Hurricane yet.

Also full disclosure, I am as green as you can be in this area, other than listening to podcasts religiously. 

Also, my wife and I listen to the real estate podcasts religiously as well to hear how several other minds go about their investments.