Any energy you spend on this will be easier than a drawn out eviction, so figure out the barriers and help them solve them.You may struggle to find quality tenants and folks that won't smoke in units, I had to really adjust my expectations over the years. 

It may vary in different markets as I know that @James Wise said expect to spend 25% down.

if seems like this is more of a hobby, i suggest spending your money on some of these reia events, get motivated and educated and then take action

They use the 4% rule (25 x annual spending), to determine when they can retire early and live off investment income.

If you are new I’d spend the next 2-3 years saving money building up credit and learning via reading and podcasts to figure out what you want to do in real estate, flips, buy and holds, buy notes, private money lending, or anything else because there’s dozens of ways to be in REI. 

What helped me get passed the expenses part of the buying process was actually figuring out exactly how much you would spend in expenses. 

I started my RE journey a few months back after spending some time on BP and reading books to educate myself on best practices.

If your deposit is $15k you going to spend $15k in fees to get it?  

It's nice to hear a sponsor spend an hour talking about their business and operations, and less about the specific contours of a deal.Obviously they are still in pitch mode, but I think it gives you a better idea of the principles they employ.

Sometimes I probably spend too much time focusing on it, but its taken me to a better place so I'm gonna keep doing it!