Sure it's nice to pull up my brokerage account, see them cute green arrows, and listen to talking heads shout "Strong Buy!"

It's not money for nothing (and your chix) for free.You will have to spend time working at it.You should ask yourself--is doing the things I need to do to operate this rental business, and taking the financial risks I need to take the right thing for me.Also do you know enough (in your judgement) to be able to start in on this yet.For instance, do you know what a P-Trap is, what about bug control, do you know how to legally evict someone in your town, and do you have money set aside to do this and also to "Turn" the unit for the next customer/renter while still paying the mortgage?

I may be in over my head but I would like to accomplish this without hiring a commercial real estate broker.

Is there anything I can do now or do I just need to keep my head down and save/build credit? 

On the flip side, if you have a deeply trusted friend from an old business who now lives in Little Rock and is a stellar PM then you'll already got a head start in Little Rock. 

What instances might trigger those consequences?

I do know most structural engineers are about 4-6 weeks out so just a heads up on the timeline.

I have tons of questions that I am trying to wrap my head around that I am hoping some folks who run such companies could help with:What exactly is your value proposition?

If you don’t, somewhere around mid-journey you are going to start heading separate ways.

I beginning to believe that having the help of a VA is where we are headed long term... and maybe even mid or short term.What accounting services can I safely expect out of a Virtual Assistant?