You want low maintenance-so go with a house that needs minimal work to rent it long term. 

The additional garage fee was minimal ($100.00 extra per month).

It’s a dark mahogany color and should be a stock item.

I always tell them: I teach you to be the founder and person in charge who pays those you hire to provide what they promised at high quality with minimal effort.You can be that founder anywhere in the world that has an internet connection and when Starlink is fully build out, literally anywhere in the world.Happy to tell you in a chat how I do that

That is thrown around because a lot of self-employed are showing minimal income on their tax returns because they deduct everything.If that is you, then yes you should go the HELOC or DSCR route.

I think self management would be very doable for you and your spouse provided you either buy decent units or get them renovated quickly minimizing the need for time consuming repairs.

I did a quick back of the envelope calc on the beam and with only the weight of the beam itself and an additional 20 pounds per foot (very minimal load), it will deflect over 1". 4.

Spending the money you are talking for a system that will add minimal value is not where you should be spending your money for a flip. 

Our plan has been to establish a strong financial foundation of properties that provide very strong cash flow while capturing the high market appreciation (maximize returns while minimizing our risk).

If the house were minimally livable based on other prices of houses in the neighborhood, excluding the extra land what do you think the house is worth if you had to sell it?