A good teacher is able to overcome his curse of knowledge and bring ideas that seem simple to him, yet are complex to the learner, to a level that conveys a happy medium.

Financially, I am fairly stable with strong credit (730+), and working a entry level tech recruiting job allowing me to save roughly a quarter of my salary after bills, entertainment, and etc.

I was just suggesting that the rent level as an initial filter. 

It'll be a job but at a business owner level and not doing the technical work. 

I don't see any local level risk that is going to impact Kansas City negatively in a major way.

They all will offer different types and levels of services depending on what you're looking for. 

I knew nothing whatsoever about buying a house, but this place was a white elephant oddity...bottom floor concrete block, upper floor double wide modular..on a flag pole lot, with no landscaping whatsoever, 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, bad subflooring,  one bedroom had been "converted" to a ...spa? 

The perceived protection of the LLC isn't up to the level of protection most people believe it is?

She is not seeing you on equal grounds as a fellow investor she is seeing you are a lower level helper she really does not need.

Is it beneficial to breakdown each property or roll up to the portfolio level.