They opted not to take awards away from people who already earned them, but have prevented new people from getting those same awards.

Your calculator is probably fine, it is your assumptions that are suspect.While a restricted faucet will reduce the water flow, are you absolutely certain your property has all low-flow fixtures?  

Besides, my opinions on what's wrong with the property, the only way to make this property cash flow positive is increase your down payment to 30 to 35%, this way your debt service will become smaller than your rental income and you'll start earning a $25 a month of positive cash flow.Austin is a tough market, if you are going for newer properties.

Whole question is the contract between the two of you.If you shopped around before choosing, the renting would be included in the monthly fee (because it's in their interest to increase their earned commission).If you got a fix fee per month, then likely you will also get nickelled and dimed with other fees like advertising.

Not sure how many people actually realize that the radon levels reduce by half for every level of the home.  

Currently working on setting my first set of systems for when i get my first building so that i can reduce the mistakes ill make once i have a building.

Build rapport.People like to do business with people they like and understand.I always make this disclosures; "It is our family's goal to earn a reasonable profit".Can you help with some financing?

Found a tenant within month, and now earning about 15% return on investment. 

We've recently reduced the price to 17,000. 

With all due respect, the cost of the education and maintaining a license is a very small fraction of what you can earn.