All units are occupied and seems like they are all pre-screened by the current owner and are never late on payment.

They have an option to upgrade to Teams and delegate credential access (free version is nice, paid version is amazing) What are yours?

It also wouldn't hurt to get pre-approved for a mortgage to see what rates and amounts you can qualify for. 

In addition, our lender will pre-approve the LOAN which allows underwriting to happen before we find a property.

I have a problem where I've been self-employed for 2 years now and only have 1 years worth of taxes, and have a house that has an ARV of 60k that I own free and clear but it needs 25k to rehab to reach that ARV. I've ...

Two years ago I bought a house via FHA ($2.000 down,lol, actually I only paid $500 and the agents used some of their cut to make the deal happen.

If you find a property you want to buy, you will need a strong pre-approval from a lender or proof-of-funds. 

Should they be paid equally or proportionally?

So the only question is, does the Market Rent for that location and Type of Unit cover the HOA, plus Debt Service, plus whatever other Expenses need to be paid..Because if it doesn't, the Landlord is in for a world of hurt!.

But, learning while getting paid > paying a ton of money for a useless piece of paper.Again, I wouldn't say this if you weren't already feeling that way but in your case, college sounds like a waste.