I enjoy hearing about peoples’ personal wins and innovative, creative strategies.  

Or is it better to utilize different strategies?

Investing in out-of-state properties can be a great strategy if approached thoughtfully.

., and you should find some local investors with whom you can connect and learn their investment strategies. 

., $700) to cover this, or are there other strategies for handling utilities in this situation?

Most people that scale also choose one strategy to start with and scale in.

Other strategies include gifting portions of the property to reduce the taxable estate or exploring more complex options like a Qualified Opportunity Fund or a Charitable Remainder Trust to defer or minimize taxes.

I'm still trying to find what strategies might work for me.   

Also any tips for automating this as much as possible and how to protect the property financially and property management would be appreciated.I ALMOST understand the rental arbitrage strategy if building a company scaling with say 30 + units and looking for high short term cash flow.  

BRRRR is not a great strategy in the current market due to the mortgage rates so it's not as applicable as many think from reading older posts or books about how easy it is.