Collecting $2000 in rent a month seems like an easier option. 

Some short answers to your questions:1) Convince to listen to some podcasts2) Really up to you and what you find available that works3) You will still need to be involved since it's your property4) I'd stay fresh of what's going on in your market, run the numbers on your criteria and practice finding "a deal"Lastly, some resources I've enjoyed:PodcastsEpisode 108 - Grant Cardone...

We thought “Rent Ready” should be almost ready and no rehab is needed so we can find the tenants to collect rents right away. 

@Mary Jay I empathize totally with your sentiments about your job, you wouldn't believe me if I told you the story of my last one, but you have to hit pause for a minute because you're all over the place.What I'm hearing you say is that you want to quit your job so you can go do something else/better... in order to do that you need to have other resources and income. 

I live out of state but my father is a real estate agent in the area down there and my mother is there as well so we have resources.

I am just joining this community and am looking forward to exploring all of the resources avaliable.

This is a great resource and full of smart people.  

I really want to thank BiggerPockets for being a reliable, unbiased resource for me.

There are a lot of great resources throughout this site on value-add multi-family apartments.

If you’re completely new, I suggest using all the free resources here on BP.