The take away point was that you really only want to buy a fractured condo if 1) you purchase enough units to control the condo association (so they don't decide to go in a direction that hurts you, like preventing rentals in the future) and 2) your goal is to slowly buy more of the units as they become available. 

You may already know about it, but in Omaha the group I would recommend checking out is the Metro Omaha Property Owners Association.  

The agent/property manager i'm working with is family so all of those associated fees would be waved and my location after graduation would be less relevant.

I found a good example by the Chicago Association of Realtors.

We had a bench trial today and the tenant has brought a council from the Illinois Tenant Association or something like this.

As long as your specific about the numbers from all of the angles especially the ARV, purchase closing costs, agent fees, as well as selling costs, maybe association fees, prop tax it could turn out great for you both.

You should be a member of every real estate investor association (REIA) that it makes sense for you.

After taking advantage of his recommendation (I think I saw it on Facebook), what I've found is you can link ALL of those cash back cards to the Shell Fuel Rewards Program associated with the Home Depot Credit card saving you money on gas.  

(im currently 25 yo)Should i work for a developer as an acquisitions and development associate, work as a lender for a bank so i'm exposed to many deals, go back to school and get an MBA with a focus in real estate, work as a property manager learning how to manage a property...I need the education so i feel confident and safe injecting my own money into multimillion dollar projects

If you are trying to do this manually you are going to have to give your tenants your banking info which has plenty of risk associated with it.