What types of funding structures have you found most effective for scaling your real estate portfolio? 

Renters:A-Class: Ideally 90% or more homeowners.B-Class: 50% homeowners and 50% renters.C-Class: Predominantly renters.Land Value:In A-Class areas, land should be worth rebuilding and upgrading.In B-Class areas, rebuild as-is if the property were destroyed.In C-Class areas, it might be better to sell the land if it’s not cost-effective to rebuild.Crime Rates:Use resources like Trulia.com to gauge crime levels.

To market your long-term rental effectively, start by listing it on popular sites like Zillow Rental Manager, Apartments.com, and Realtor.com.

Could anyone share their knowledge or resources on how to effectively approach this renovation?

For analyzing properties, BiggerPockets, DealCheck, and Roofstock are great tools to evaluate cash flow, ROI, and cap rates effectively.

My “low hanging fruit” strategy is to buy a new owner occupied every year while keeping the RV to travel in parts of the year. 

The timing of the sale at $315,000 shows how combining a long-term hold with a flip can be a highly effective approach in the right market.

I'm dealing with a tenant issue at the moment and, honestly, as an out of state investor, I prefer the option that will resolve issues most effectively.

The most cost effective and safe investment you can make to cover your 50K debt and still use the same 20K capital to increase the value of your holdings is invest in short term fx government treasury swaps.

With this approach, you can truly be passive - effectively hiring an asset manager to deal with finding a quality property, hiring contractors to do the work and hiring property managers to handle the tenants.