It is oft repeated because it's true:  there is no substitute for education than your very first deal.

Is this something that most people are wary of, or is this an oft overlooked factor?

What level of T-Stat are you getting?

Most oft he house has parquet flooring which will be kept for now since it is in great condition.

Get ownership with a mortgage/ D of T. 

Account Closed, to leverage or not to leverage is an oft-debated topic here on BP.

@Andrew Flora nailed it.I would just reemphasize living below your means and avoiding personal debt (student loans, outstanding cc balances, car payments, etc) as much as practical.Personal debt is bondage and will drastically limit your freedom.Highly recommend picking up the oft-recommended Richest Man in Babylon and Millionaire Next Door for easy and fascinating reads on living within your means and really getting ahead.

Don’t fall into the oft repeated myth here that there is any difference between private money and hard money.

Type in "property management software" and you'll find about 4,372 threads discussing this topic over and over and over again.Cozy.co and Tenantcloud.com are two oft-mentioned platforms that are free or extremely cheap and easy to use.

Good news is we are still in budget and have a solid buyer in place to exit this deal and get our cash back out of t to move onto bigger things.