It's like a 15 year old asking, "Should I learn how to drive by taking a race car driving course?"

But, not so, if it is really good, I would give that opinion, for whatever that would be worth.....who cares....Sounds like you have made a committment and now want to do the due diligence, cart before the horse, in that case I would suggest you cancel or keep your money until you know what you are getting, without any hype.

We had our initial call and we were off to the races. 

I anxiously want to break out of the rat race!

Trying to get out of the rat race!

I 100% think setting up an LLC before you invest is putting the cart before the horse.

I may be willing to speak to you briefly to point you in the right direction.I’ll actually be in riverside this weekend for a running race.

Real estate cannot be the "end-all", or else it is simply another "rat race". 

(if you lower your tenant selection standards (ouch, ouch ouch) you might fill up, or if you hit a price low enough (ouch, ouch, ouch) you might fill up.Competitiveness (at a price point):    Yours: https://www.apartments.com/401-charlotte-lofts-kansas-city-mo/30xhqwg/   A Random Competitor (seems to be about the same money based on the listing) (look at that big horse out front--those things are not cheap): https://www.apartments.com/steeplechase-apartments-kansas-city-mo/6wkv66v/Maybe (maybe) try staging, maybe try siting in the staged units for walk ins during the business day, maybe try signage, maybe try rent concessions such as 18 month lease 1 month free, $250 security deposit, prorate 1st, and last in advance. 

So, starting in 2015, employees started filing CIVIL LAWSUITS for not getting 10-minue uninterrupted breaks every 4 hours (actually every 2 hours, but I don't know why the laws says 4 hours), for not getting a 1-hour uninterrupted lunch break, for being mis-classified as an Exempt employee (independent contractor) when you report to the IRS, for not getting proper Wage Earning Statements, for not getting paid overtime, for age and race discrimination and the list goes on.Here is the worst part.