An optimal BRRRR really requires that you purchase with cash (or something cash-like) and not conventional financing. 

They're usually faster and have equipment that makes the job take less time than a DIY person, plus if their fix fails for whatever reason tomorrow they should come back and fix it on their dime.But is saving money on DIY repairs the optimal way to increase net income? 

What I do: 1. find the current value (with the cap), 2. then make projections after I've optimized the NOI. 3.

Looking to optimize apartment buildings. 

Just go up to the menu and go to NETWORK > Mortgage Lenders.

I’ve had good results but am certainly open to optimizing this.

While I know the optimal deal involves converting all POHs to tenant owned, is there ever a case where keeping them park owned makes sense?

She is my go to for the exchanges and can help you structure things optimally. 

The best way to find them is to send out mailers.Some good lists to target are Absentee Owners with Equity, Seniors with Long-time Ownership and Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores.You can work with a list broker to optimize your list for your area.

So for those starting out in RE, there is no need to optimize return by going super high leverage.