For the nuts and bolts and real-world applications, I would lean on forums like these and studying or talking with other successful investors. 

These are decisions to can make to subtly change the applicants to get and how long you keep a good tenant thereby affecting your vacancy/turnover costs. 5.

Welcome to the BP community! 

My investment strategy did not change a bit, but I learned of this strategy and took advantage of it to save huge on taxes and wanted to share this with the investor community. 

Quote from @Blake Dailey: So excited to announce to the community that as of last month, I acquired my largest deal to date which is a 130-Unit Hotel and Resort in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee!

I got in for no money in a C plus community so I made a move.

It would be hard to fulfill the 750-hour requirement (can I go to community college as part of the 750-hours?!) 

I appreciate the suggestion to check out Tim Delaney’s posts - I'll definitely do that.FYI - I’m also a regular listener and fan of your BiggerPockets Money podcast, so it’s great to connect with the community here.

However, I thought it would be interesting to get general feedback from the BP community.

Your knowledge in construction, design, and different strategies will be a big help to the community.