Welcome @Erik Snipas that is a pretty nice background to have getting into real estate investing! 

On average, if you have pretty responsible tenants, you may not even have to do plumbing works for months.

So I'm going through escrow right now and realized I'm pretty sure I'm overpaying for the closing costs.

Pretty much the ideal situation in those two units.

Developing that trust with someone you don't know may seem like a challenge, but if you approach it correctly, you should be able to achieve a pretty solid foundation of trust. 

It also seems like a pretty great tool.

Admittedly, I'm pretty new at searching for general property details in any shape or form, so it would not surprise me if a search like this is super obvious and I can slap myself in the head. 

The village is pretty lax on enforcing anything (unless the garbage people have to pick up anything outlined as bulk & chargeable), but Thad is right, it is at your own risk. 

This is pretty normal for college rentals.As for the normal rental parameters, be sure to run the numbers to see that it will cash flow. 

I’m pretty new but I have several properties and have been investing there for about a year and I’m having pretty good success.