Obviously I know learning how to do this stuff will save me tons of money down the line, but I'd also like to maintain a professional feel to our house, and have professionals work on anything broken.At the end of the day, is this ok?

I am neither an attorney or a tax professional. 

You will not find a lot of young professionals there.

Good deal flow (you should ask them how many deals they sold in the past 6 months)List deals that meet your specific investment criteriaResponsiveTrustworthy (for example, offering memorandum is accurate, rental comps are accurate)Offers connections to other real estate professionals (e.g., mortgage brokers, property management, etc.)Open book: allows you to ask questions about their current and past listings

I am interested in areas where college students and young professionals are attracted to.

Either find a professional or a mentor that can walk you through it.

This gives us legal protection if someone sued the business as our personal accounts and personal professional corporations are not involved. 

Is that something an HVAC professional can help with as well?

If you're not a mortgage professional, you should find one that can help you understand which company does what on that side of the business. 

Considering returns are often non-linear and affect of compounding money, I think this approach would be more widely used.I have been exploring writing a program to do a program to do such an analysis.