The investor who bought this home owns an asset that is cash flow positive from day one and one that will benefit from all 5 profit centers of rental property investing for many years to come.

Make sure your rent covers all expenses for positive cash flow.

You can still achieve it, but finding deals that actually pencil out on all criteria (low enough purchase price, low enough renovation cost, cash flows on the backend, all cash out at refinance) is pretty hard.

We have a home that we are almost done remodeling that we would like to try the mid term strategy to increase our cash flow vs long term.

My professional background is data science / analytics, which means analyzing cash flows will probably come more naturally than building relationships, which apparently, is how one finds deals worth making.Are there meetups in these areas I should attend (digitally at first, presumably)? 

They are essentially hoping you don't notice all these little maneuvers and that you look to the bottom of the page to see a positive cash flow.

If you're open to expanding your search, Columbus OH also has positive cash flowing deals at an affordable price point - $120k-$180k. 

Initially, the business was cash-flow positive for the first three months, but things have declined since then.I received several negative reviews due to cleaning issues, and it took me over a year—cycling through multiple cleaners and settling for an average one—before finally hiring a great cleaner.

The best way to connect and learn is to be in rooms where it's going down.In terms of captial your best bet is to focus on a primary income that cash flow sufficiently, saving as much as you can and doing something real estate related so you can get familiar with the industry.

Flips have done good not great, Air Bnbs are going good not great, and rentals all were brrrr'd perfectly but like most cash flow just enough to pay the bills and cover expenses.