How about a  job in the real estate industry both to accumulate capital and gain experience? 

It is very strange for a PM company to hold rent for that long.The industry standard is for the PM company to pay you on the 10th after rents are received.I do see some PM companies paying on the 15th.Ideally, the PM company can pay by the 10th because most mortgage payments are due by the 15th of the month.You may want to consider giving another look for a PM Company.

In our experience (Keyrenter has the lowest eviction rate in the industry, at .03% nationwide!)

My practice area ties heavily into the real estate industry and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on ways to build my referral network both in law and real estate as I plan to do some heavy real estate investing in the near future. 

I've never seen anything like this in 15 years of being in the industry.  

.- The Mobile Aeroplex brings in another big economic industry which is Aviation.

Hey @Adam Hoeker some my clients use QuickBooks, and it is definitely a great and industry standard accounting tool.

Fortunately I work in the insurance industry so I generally knew what to watch out for.

Did you know Odessa has been one of the top-performing rental markets in the U.S. for mid-sized cities due to its oil industry?

Real estate agents and loan officers can be highly compensated just the same (they have strong lobbies) and their industries set it up so they are paid commissions (which I don’t think is a dirty word), but the difference is that the public just views those products or services more as an inevitable necessity compared to insurance.