I invest out of state so I've wasted a lot of gas checking out properties first only to have my offers be beaten out.

I’d recommend using the credit cards at least minimally, say for gas and or groceries, and pay them off every month (or every week) to show activity.

Remember to use this bank account for business expenses such as meals, car repairs, gas, tolls, business travel, home office expenses, and other items used in your business (i.e., iPad, laptop, etc.). 

If that includes electric and gas you’d have to sub meter most likely.

They completed two Evap cooler/ furnace to gas pack conversions (2.5T ea) for me at $7000.

Has a great double detached 2 car garage and nice lot.Tenant pays water, gas, electricThis seems like a good first deal to me but if anyone has advice it would be appreciated. 

Tenants are typically responsible for all utilities (water/sewer/garbage/power/gas) for single family homes. 

Which is why wholesaling is much more attractive because it requires no start up money. you cannot successfully wholesale as its taught by on line courses or gurus if you have no money.. the successful wholesalers be them licensed or not spend THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS a month on lead generation.you could bird dog.. maybe with limited captial just gas and a phone and hope that you get paid. 

They kept two cats and two dogs inside, and the place nearly required a gas mask to step into (and this is coming from someone who has animals in the house and is used to the smell). 

So we upgraded the living room carpets & then redid the kitchen with my daughters old cabinets & immediately got $775/month.we inherited two older women who paid $425/month so we got them a new stove that worked, a new gas dryer that actually worked & then because of their high heating bills we upgraded the furnace, threw in a couple of gallons of paint so they could paint the kitchen & bathroom.