Your talking completely different deal types with a different skill set needed.   

Networking is a skill, and I would question if you're truly networking with the right crowd at these meetups. 

The property values range between $250k-$320k.Most of our tenants in the LTO program are families that were hit by the recession and haven't bounced back financially in terms of qualifying for a non-conventional loan.  

Would this allow all the transactions to fall under my kid's tax return (even though $5500 of income doesn't qualify them to file a tax return)? 

Two questions:Assuming my credit qualifies and the SFR property cash flows at an acceptable level:1. 

If you don't have those skills, I would find a partner who does.

If he is just a decent handyman that helps then I would not think of doing so unless the property is hard to rent out and he is more than qualified.

That being said, you could either become an agent now, bust your *$% for 2 years and qualify for the loan then OR you could still be an agent and find a co-signer/partner to go in on a deal with you sooner.Being an agent is not easy but its simple.

It's that I have to have a stable job to qualify for loans.

I didn't get past the first call before picking mine, as the Realtor I spoke with sounded like a wealth of knowledge mixed with incredible interpersonal and negotiation skills.