An individual employed by a business entity means a person employed and directly compensated by the business entity.

I also tried setting up more conventional management services for rent collection and got a huge amount of pushback that the tenants didn’t know the App and didn’t want to put personal information or bank account/credit cards into some App they’d never heard of.

But it would make it extremely complicated for the person to manage it. 1.

I am currently seeking equity partners and/or personal loans as viable options. 

(you may already have this available)17) Smart lock install (helps owner and your company to be more efficient and secure)18) Rent guarantee programs (requires agreement with service provider - I'm personally not a fan of these, but they are available on the market) There are others, of course, but these are "up and coming" types of additional services PMs can offer to owners.

I did look into classes but I am a hands on person and like the "experience is the best teacher" saying.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Are there strategies or options you can recommend to someone like me, who is both just starting out and has limited funds (worst combo ever?)?   

I've personally found that I also want to look more at other factors like zoning laws for a property, etc.

(And offered to pay to fix it)What concerns me is she did not reach out to the person below or contact anyone .