It's a cash flow thing.Based on the numbers your seller suggests you could earn anywhere between 10% and 47% rate of return.

For example I know for a fact some employers will not allow you to get a salaried / exempt position without a college degree.The benefit as someone mentioned above by having a degree is you will most likely earn more thus allowing you to save up more $ for your real estate deals.I would recommend getting a degree in something you are interested in.

If you live in Oregon and earn money out of state, you will be required to pay personal income tax on your earnings. 

Well there are plenty of shared economy applications that allow you to earn extra cash off that battery powered ego machine(s).Really though, what if you tried to make a car sharing service into a investment model?

An agent don't want to be your partner not enough money to earn and there is no bank who will lend an foreigner few money.Only solution would be owner financing I think with max 20% down.

At $550/month, I could potentially earn around 30k per year if I get good people in there.  

I think there was a blog post here about buying Vanilla Reload cards (https://www.vanillareload.com/where-buy) with your point-earning credit card, applying the Vanilla cards to your Bluebird checking account from American Express (http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/the-top-reasons-to...) and then paying your tax bills, mortgages, etc. with the checks from Bluebird.No, I haven't tried it yet.

Generally you will have to be in business for at least 2 years with proof of steady income(be it biweekly or monthly) earned from these investment properties.

owners will not approach anywhere near the earning potential of a given property.

Attend as many local REI MeetUps as possible to locate a partner who will help you learn and earn at the same time.