They will be on an extremely tight budget and need an advocate in this process as they must make a decision between buying and renting. 

Dayton OH for instance has a backlog of inventory and is an extreme buyers market. a $30,000 property will get $600 month rental income with taxes around $800 per year and insurance around $550.

Secondly, make sure you get an inspection before you are locked in as I have walked away from houses that had extreme repair costs for specific items (10k and more per issue) due to: Failing septic system, mold remediation, methamphetamine contamination, dry rot.

I live in the bay area, where it costs extremely high to purchase a home.

@Sean WaitI am extremely encouraged with the amount of support and knowledge that bigger pockets offers to someone like me in my position.

Of course, a beginner presentation on what title insurance is, may very well have been extremely boring if you are experienced.  

not fraught with ups and downs and heartache as well as extreme joy.. for her she is working with folks looking for a place to live.. so emotions run high.. investor sales not so much.. more about the numbers.

@Darwin CrawfordWhen I taught Real Estate Investing from 2005 to 2015 in my own CHARITABLE Education program, I based it on a book called What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cashflow by Frank Gallinelli.It will be an extremely difficult read for those not used to the Time Value of Money which will lead into more sophisticated Financial concepts like Discounted Cashflows, etc.The other issue is that putting together these calculations should be in a Spreadsheet.

Obviously, any buyer should do extreme diligence when purchasing anything from anybody, but I feel that the "burn and churn" approach adopted by this group is not really something anyone would wish to enjoy. 

They sell it at Home Depot, and it's seems extremely durable so far.