You need to understand the market, advertise to buyers, show it in the best light, know what to say and what not to say, be skilled at negotiation, understand contracts, and much more.If you don't know how valuable a good agent can be, it's because you've never used one, or they made it look easy because they are skilled. 

They have the typical white shaker style and then more traditional wood-look styles.

So you may buy one property with traditional financing, one all cash for a BRRR, and one with seller financing with a lower down payment (for example).

Thanks, HELOCs the way you want them probably structured as a DSCR do not really exist to the best of my knowledge, you can do an investment loan heloc for a super high cost, but you will be subject to a traditional conventional underwrite.

With such low rental yields, the return on investment (ROI) and cash-on-cash (CoC) return are negative when factoring in mortgage payments only, not including any other factors.In this market, it seems almost impossible to make a profit using traditional rental property investing strategies.

No foreclosure or court action required.3.You might also consider depending on where it is, no electrical or lighted signs if that might be a consideration to you. 

This property can NOT be financed by FHA or a traditional conventional 30-year fixed-rate loan.

Why not just buy the property with a traditional DSCR loan and avoid the complication?

However, I'm now reading Dave Meyer's book Start With Strategy to learn more about whether long-term residential rentals is even the best approach or if I should be looking into other strategies, in light of my overall goal.After Start With Strategy I plan to read Set For Life by Scott Trench, but what other recommendations do you guys have at the strategic level?

You mention a traditional STR PM agreement where the upside is shared by both parties.