I've managed rentals with 30-year-old carpet in excellent condition, so damaging it would still carry value.

And, is it ok to stay over my parents home during the weekday because of my job that's 3 miles away instead of being 40+miles away

Find a good team you can trust (realtor, property manager, and lender).

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

Although Reston as a whole has experienced this as well, with a 23.8% vacancy (Source) for the entire submarket, the Reston Town Center in particular has just a 4% office vacancy, with Boston Properties Group, planning to deliver another 1.1 million square feet with Reston Next.Boston Properties Group (BXP), is currently the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A Office property in the United States.

Buildium is a property management software and quickbooks is accounting software. 

@Samuel Eddingeri skimmed the posts you referenced and... i just don't see illegal immigration as a major contributor to housing unaffordability. 

I'm very motivated and I will definitely help your business boom as well as getting a very hard working loyal partner!!!

I am a licensed agent up here in Albany and I also own a few properties myself in Schenectady.

This will also give you education on saving money and managing a business as like anything in life, there will be income and expenses and you need to always maintain that balance.