There's a reason this is the preferred method for new buyers with little to no capital. 

Personally not a fan of out of state BRRRR.I think it's a recipe for disaster and having been in the game for 10+ years, I've seen the disaster first hand as I bought hundreds of deals from disgruntled out of state investors who thought they can do it themselves.My property management company has doubled in 12 months also due to out of state investors getting caught with a poor property manager when trying to do it themselves from afar so they come to us for help 🤷‍♂️I'm seeing many investors buying D class crap on the MLS for too much and that needs work.They end up being into the property for 30% more than they would be that if they just bought turnkey.A true turnkey provider will find the cheapest/best deals through a variety of acquisition methods, renovate well and sell for fair market value (And manage in-house).If things go South, they are solely to blame and the penny drops with them.But with DIY, who is to blame?

The easiest thing to do is have a plumber open the ceiling beneath you to diagnose.

Depending on location or even not, it sounds easiest to find a lender who would possibly cross/wrap enough of your other properties to get what equity is necessary to take down the new B&B purchases.  

Chris,I have 2 brownstones and found the easiest and cheapest solution as follows:Smart lock (I recommend Schlage) with each tenant receiving app access and code.

Due to Peter's methods, we have made contact with tons of motivated sellers.

I can vouch for their character and their methods work, you just need to decide if you’d like to learn it and do it yourself or hire it out.

Purchase price: $150,000 Cash invested: $100,000 Recently completed a purchase and renovation of a multi-family house in Cleveland Heights, Ohio (BRRRR Method).

The easiest time to find good deals is when everyone is afraid of the market, similar to now. 

The BRRRR method could potentially allow for quicker expansion by leveraging equity to buy more properties.