If so, you need to factor all this in and back into a purchase price to make the returns worthwhile for you.Remember, this is INVESTING.  

I am considering branching outside of Utah for some apartment complex purchases and this is a major factor in my location criteria.

I started a new job in January (after being without the W-2 for 6 months due to a layoff) - how long will I need to work at this new job to have this included as part of my income?

Financed with an FHA loan and mortgage being right about $2,000 monthly, included escrow for insurance and homeowners' insurance.

My first time seeing this site, so I'm not an expert with it and I also don't know how they collect their data (big factor).

from everyone in your current network and make sure that total amount if 150% or more than the money required to close.There are a lot of other factors to consider but the above it a good start.

One thing I wanted to point out was just the overall headache factor as acting as your own GC.  

Leaving me with a payment including taxes and insurance of about 1600 a month for another 30 years.

This includes learning about it.Not everything works for everybody. 

Net Operating Income is simply your income left over after all business expenses, not including principal, interest, or any reserves (since those aren't expenses yet).