I owe my lender about 8k. 

In other words, how much will rent increase by spending money on repairs? 

RentRedi is dealing with MY MONEY! 

but I borrowed money to use as a downpayment. 

I think they contain solid information and will help lay a good foundation as a beginner (Haha, I'm completely new to real estate as well, btw)I'm also going to be reading the following books, and hopefully I can finish all by the end of this month:1) The ABCs of Property Management2) The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing3) Long-Distance Real Estate Investing How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties (this might be the most important one to me personally)4) The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownIn addition to reading, I'm consuming crazy amounts of youtube videos, and I'recommend you do this as well.

You won’t find many seller-financing deals here, so if you're looking to scale quickly, your next best option is the BRRRR method—using cash or hard money to acquire properties and DSCR loans to refinance into. 

For example, in Michigan those additional expenses would include revenue stamps owing for two closings. 

Josh buddy, you didn't even have the money to buy this one.

If I wasn't certain her story tracked, I would ask for documentation of her 401k balance and her application to withdraw money.

So why not put that money to work and start building up some cash flow?