@Abigail Lipson if you want actual assistance, then share what you've done so far and ask if you've missed anything or made incorrect assumptions.To just ask for general assistance or for someone to share their evaluation criteria makes you appear lazy and wanting other people to do your work for you.One of our company's mantras comes into play here, "if you don't ask the right questions, you won't get the right answer".Please ask better, more specific questions, so we can better assist you:)

Some of the people may be friends or extended family that is hard for her to control, but she is ultimately responsible for.Would you rent to her again?

@William Hochstedler  were I saw this model fail miserably for LA based investors was even though they are full doc.. the cash reserves that are there at the beginning.. investors get this irrational sense of security that their rents are going to come in like clock work that the homes are going to stay rented that their home will be taken care of like they would.. and the reserves end up getting spent on other things in their lives.. thereby wildling down their reserves.YOu have a bad run... you need 5k to fix up and re rent... house is vacant for 3 month during the process... and if you don't have the funds your PM is noting going to front it for you.. and down the tube you go. that's what I witnessed.. these were not speculators  these were people that thought their 100 to 200 a month positive were a given and could never change.. and they were woefully under capitalized. 

Some people do have success on Facebook pages but it can be a bit challenging as Lindsey mentioned. 

Long story short I realized there’s a lot of people in this society who have never bought a home, can’t afford one and don’t know how to.

Wondering if I should walk because this seems like it will take forever.

Im wanting to open a separate bank account for each property and saw a lot of people recommending Stessa for bank services.3) Do most use an LLC when having multiple rentals?

I personally know many people who have gone out of state and made good money.What a good or bad level of appreciation is relative.

It’s like winning lottery - you take lump sum or annualWhen people say well banks do it, the banks can make a $100,000 loan with only $10,000 (fractional lending - which you and I cannot do).

I haven't personally house hacked a room, but I do know some people who have.