Can you give us idea of gross expenses and income?

If so, it may still make sense given you would not be losing money plus you'll acquire more properties to scale.Alternatively, you can do another house-hack with low downpayment, or gather funding for a flip/BRRRR using your employment income.

Depends on your credit score and debt to income ratio etc .If it us full doc and it is a primary residence sounds a little high . if it is an investment sounds pretty solid .

Establish specific objectives for wealth building, financial independence, or passive income.

I've found a single-family home and plan to rent it to master's students to generate income.

Our trainees can multiply their earning capabilities with us x3 or x4, as we teach holistic real estate, and how to get into real estate investing by utilizing multiple simultaneous very lucrative strategies, not just wholesaling. 

Then they admit they don't own any rentals or income producing assets.

I would like to offset other Schedule C income for 2023 with the STR bonus depreciation from the cost seg., but it is not looking too promising. 

The article says income earners are leaving.

When I self-managed C Class properties, I would put the requirements for tenancy in the rental listing (3x rent in income, 1-month security deposit, criminal check, etc.), and then when the potential tenants called in, I would speak to them for a few minutes, explain the requirements, get some sort of verbal confirmation on some or all of the requirements, and then invite them to different showing times I had set up.