The easy fall back is to say; "sure that is for a software engineer". 

My plan is to be able to have enough money saved to invest this fall.

Generally speaking should I have the expectation my realtor should assist me (provide contractors, call them for quotes, etc)  as this is part of selling my house or does this fall on me as a homeowner? 

Syndicate investor is definitely where it sounds like I would fall.

But without leverage, the returns can be really anemic -- our SF rental was inherited and has no debt, and we're netting somewhere between 1 and 2%.Once some dominoes fall and we can rearrange our balance sheet, we'll have more money to invest, but, for now, we're in two deals at $50,000 each. 

I am amazed just how low prices fall in war zones.

Goins and this REIA don't fall into that category. 

@Mark S.Yeah the nature of your business sort of makes it fall into a grey area.  

I inherited tenants in a multifamily property this past fall.

You have to be able to either hook into the 3" line for the other toilet, or go direct to the main drain for the house, and have room to have 1/8" fall per foot of pipe along the way.