. $400 per transaction), low monthly fees and no in-office time commitment requirement to cater to agents who are not full time.

Yeah I’ve read these silly articles...millennials not buying RE due to Great Recession scare, huge student loans, afraid of commitments, etc...and I’ve read other articles saying that well off millennials are smarter than past generations (easy access to info via internet) and are buying RE, investing, saving smart, etc.Guess what folks?

It is mostly for physiological support for risk adverse indivulaes wishing to sleep better at night.You should seek out landlords with actual first hand experience of situations where having a trust or LLC actually protected their assets in a law suit before you commit to one.

Or would a job like this require a much larger time commitment?

Since it appears this is your first purchase of this type of asset I want to encourage you to dig deep into the creditworthiness of the tenant and their commitment to this property.

Short Payoff was offered by the lender as an alternative to previously approved Short Sales, so as to avoid committing any fraud.

Once pending, if access to their portal is obtained, clicking :Assistance Program-> Check on Progress-> New page with dropdown menu to once again select the account number from the drop down, and the words Short Payappear in blue as a hyperlink.It actually is one of the Assistance Programs they offer(have been forced to offer)Committing Short Sale Fraud , for me at least, is absolutely out of the question.

I am working towards a presentation to an investor that I have on board to commit capital to some small student housing opportunities in a smaller market.

But the combination of the time and money commitment, will force the folks to stay till the end. 

Send out your renewal 120 days before the end of the lease, if you tenant doesn't commit to the renewal 90 days before the end of it, get it listed for rent.