Pacing yourself is key, especially as you get hands-on experience managing maintenance and tenant dynamics.Since you have a strong W-2 income, you're in a great position to leverage creative financing options as you grow.

Over the years, I’ve gained hands-on knowledge in a variety of areas, including tax liens, tax deeds, rental properties, and fix-and-flips.

You could also try using some sand paper by hand if it's not too much.

Financing is also easier since lenders prefer predictable rental income over the fluctuations of STRs or MTRs.Short-Term Rentals (STRs) and Mid-Term Rentals (MTRs) can be lucrative but require more hands-on management.

Actually you'd never hit that because eventually the debt pushes you into a margin call and forced sell and you'd be at or near $0 in just handful of years at best. 

Lisa Fondant   plenty on the internet including his rebuttal video and pictures of his students holding up 8700 and 10,000 jumbo checks...

Hour 2 goes by and we're looking at each other with our hands in the air "why is this taking so long?!"

I’ve personally gutted and rehabbed three of my own houses, and for the last three years, I’ve been hands-on managing my own rental properties.

Always loved to work with my hands.

There are a handful of active agents here on BP in the Portland area (including my business partner and I) who would be good places to start.