That being said, I was considering building a low cost franchise opportunity to people who struggle, like single mom's and the elderly who live on fixed incomes, allowing them to rent an apartment from me and the could rent the rooms out themselves.With the right team I see a win win, but I wanted some feedback.

I did not intend to "live in flip" - it just kinda happened.  

I'm keeping my rental properties and will continue to seek out more opportunities. 

No need to expand on why etc that just opens up more opportunity to challenge the reason.Same thing here, she's disqualifying the tenant based on their failure to  transfer utilities into their names.

I may have an opportunity to aquire a small self-storage company with about 32 units.

Owning houses or apartments is an excellent part of any investment portfolio and holds an opportunity for a steady stream of income, in addition to a nice profit when you sell.

I'm happy to pay a premium for this (no pun intended!)

I was always going for the next best object or professional opportunity, thinking that would make me happy.

This motivates your agent to find you opportunities with upside and your PM to get top dollar rents. 

I think if you intend to engage the services of the real estate agent later in the transaction - in other words, there is an assumption of payment - it would be fine to reach out for comps.