Since getting your degree have you come across a problem/situation that you didn't study? 

@Michael KistnerMake sure that your rental income covers your basis and you can support your living situation with the job.

What is your current situation.

In my experience inherited tenants can be the Achilles tendon in any rental situation.

Unless he has connection to a very good GC experienced in the area and referred by people he knows, this spells out a bad situation.  

I'll share a bit of information about them too because I think there is real value for readers in seeing the totality of my situation with real estate investing.

I think the view on landlords or managers can quickly shift based on the situation, particularly - as you mentioned - evictions and rent increased, or if we don’t bend the rules as much as one might like.I’ve been called all sorts on names.

I understand looking for positive cash flow is a good proxy to avoid making bad deals when you’re a beginner, but if you’re careful in your estimates and run the numbers properly, I would believe you can still enjoy a decent return on your property even if your initial cash flow is inexistent.Let’s take the example of a zero-CF property (i.e. it’s zero after opex, capex, vacancy, PITI, property management etc..) in the following situation: I put down 20% as down payment for a 30 years loan, at 4.5%The property doesn’t appreciate over the years and I sell the property after 30 years for the same priceI incur 5% closing costs at purchase, and 5% selling cost when exitingI assume no inflation (hence selling price = acquisition price)In this context, my IRR would be 4.55%.

do you want to be "re-located" to a state-sponsored facility instead?

If you are a serious investor, you need a good lawyer to setup the correct structure for your current financial situation.