I highly recommend finding some events to go to on meetups.com/Facebook/your local REIA website.

The issue, of course, is that renting close to a college/university is highly seasonal in that students want housing mostly for the beginning of the fall semester. 

And I'd highly recommend doing a once-per-year walkthrough of the property yourself, so you know the manager is working in your best interest. 

They end up coming right back. 

I am worried about getting in with the prices being so high in the entire Portland area, but I’m more worried about not getting in and getting my real estate portfolio going.Best Regards,Justin

I should also mention that, if I get a job soon, I can easily make up the payment(s) in arears at my earning level, so it very unlikely that this will end up as a short sale.  

There's a high likelihood that family dynamics will come into play.

There is some accounting included, like owner statements and keeping track of all the important numbers for a STR property...i.e. occupancy, revenue, RevPAR, etc.As for guidebooks I highly recommend going on Etsy and finding templates for hard copies and templates for a digital copy.

I’ve been spending time there since I was a child and it feels like a great place, (except for the high crime and drug use, areas which I would never invest in…).

He only covered high-level bullet points (left out a lot of detail), but is that a normal part of a Solo 401k plan?