We are looking into houses on the lower end of the scale at first to get started for a "low risk" (we could pay mortgage out of pocket no problem even if property is vacant for 30 years) house that will give us the experience we need as rental home landlords - and I am looking down the road at potential investment ideas to keep this thing rolling.

For instance, we stopped originating these three rehab programs and instead originate a construction loan on our balance sheet that we have complete control over.

House hacking a multi-unit is the best way to get started since you’re, if done right, paying minimal to potentially no monthly payment out of your pocket. 

I basically got these homes for free without using any out of pocket cash to scale up.

Hello,I have three Airbnb's and I know I can do better than what I'm doing now.

The hard money lender financed the rehab, so it ended up being $0 out of pocket for me.

If you wait three months, you can use the new appraised value for the cash out refinance which is helpful because if you're doing a BRRRR, you're presumably adding value and will get more cash back for your next project if you wait the three months seasoning period.

All three had not been listed yet.  

It drives me nuts when everyone quotes a five-page post just to address one sentence, then the next person quotes both, then the next person quotes all three, etc.

Quote from @Chris Primavera: I am located in Ohio and like many people I have researched and read about, tired of the 9-5 grind and putting money into someone else's pockets.