Currently work a day job and have no capital to start off with.

Self-Employment Opportunities: Would it make sense to start a side business related to my rental properties (such as property management) to access more deductions?

Once you convert the former investment property to your primary residence you will then start to convert a proration of the gain from tax-deferred to tax free (according to the number of years it was rented/lived in). 

I have a few questions- "We started an LLC" "We purchased a property" Who are the legal owners of the LLC? 

They aren't going to magically improve and start abiding by the lease terms but I think there is definitely a possibility that the situation gets worse.I think that's a good point.

If you do have enough other income then you dont even need to lease out this property to start your refinance.However if you dont have enough income to qualify with no rental income offset then yes you will need to obtain your lease(s) and security deposit + 1st months rents deposited before you can utilize 75% of this gross income - your monthly PITIA payment (in terms of qualification on this property refinance.So all in all Id make sure what your current debt to income position is first of all (DTI) and then strategize to see if you even need the leases at all.

Start by networking through local meetups, REIA groups, and online communities like BiggerPockets to connect with experienced investors.

I'm new here, and am ready to start investing my time into learning the strategies to get my first rental in 3 months.

I know that real estate often takes a lot of capital to get started, and that's something I don't have at this stage.

I am an investor friendly agent as well looking to start my journey in RE investing.