I'd be doing full-blown reno on the place as well. 

I think it depends on area, my 1 bedrooms rent well with low turnover, 3-4 years.   

Treasury yields slipped again, with the 10-year hovering near 4%, as weak labor signals and dovish Fed remarks fueled bets on a December rate cut.

If that's the case, your best bet is always going to be a live in BRRRR.

Appraisal is also very quick as well. 

I consider myself rather informed on it.

Well, if you buy & renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what Tenant Class will actually rent it?

But if I was a betting man, I'd bet prices will be higher in 50 years than they are today. 

You can also attend local real estate investor group meetings and talk informally with experienced investors--where you can get a lot of the education you might receive from a mentor, but without the formal commitment.

AppFolio helps you to store all information of your properties in one place however the one thing that we struggled with is accounting.