Having faith in yourself and your abilities to not know it all but be able to figure it out when you need to is key.

Maybe if they are willing to talk to you, you can let them know you are willing to let them go without having to pay anything or you are going to attempt to take all of the money owed directly out of their pay check, also let them know that it will have a serious impact on their ability to get into another rental - it doesnt seem like they care though lol. 

the future side of this is still an unknown quantity so its a risk that should be evaluated carefully.There are also several bills currently proposed in WA legislature which are likely to pass in some form or other which will substantially affect your situation - look at SB 5139 - "temporary" rent control   and SB 5160 - extending COVID protections for 2 YEARS past end of declared emergency,   payment plans based on "tenants ability to pay"  and blocking use of eviction and payment history in tenant screening  (!!!!) 

@Antonio Bodley The BRRRR method can offer you the ability to 'have no money in the deal' but you definitely need money to do it.

Provided a suitable down-size from our old home, with the ability to generate cash flow after we move out in a few years.

If either of those two elements are missing, or you're not totally confident in your abilities to do them, then I'd keep looking for a GC who can. 

If he had concerns about my ability to pay back the loan, I think he’d insist on me finding financing as he already knows I could qualify for financing from a bank.

In order to promote the tenants ability to quiet enjoyment of the premises you can put simple rules and regulations in place.

I didn’t want to hand hold other agents, but I did want to have the ability to make money off of others work like I did with the KW model.

On the other hand if you have a large monthly  payment on the student loan and that inhibits your ability to purchase other properties then it might make sense.