But there is a nice large community kitchen in the hallway with a 70" TV and couches set up for entertaining guests.  

The weather can play havoc on your property in cold winter areas.You need to make sure the property has been winterized by having the heating,water heater,pipes,rain gutters,and the like are serviced for winter and fully inspected.Make sure you have a snow removal plan in place like the tenant has to do it or you pay someone to do it on a regular basis.

When you say you are willing to help others to learn, what is your RE skill set?

In that kind of setting, you'll lease it that day if you have good interest. 

I am ready to start cold calling, as well as handwriting and mailing lawyers as I gather potential seller info, but I don't know how to start the conversation. 

An Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) license in CA will set me back just under $1,000.A Real Estate sales person License will set me back about $1,000 also.Just starting here and I need income fast.

The first tenant to leave us with a $600 unpaid bill and we had no recourse but to pay it to be able to set up the next tenant opened our eyes to being able to see and control what is getting paid or not.  

Set up a keyword alert for your specific area. 2.

Depends on your own personal skill set.

Some sellers will lie to you, and after going through 20 sets of paperwork, you'll learn exactly how and why that happens.I'm an apartment building investor.