If you're aiming for growth and can secure a low-interest mortgage, financing might be the better play.

We have seen properties for as low as $100k benefit from engineered cost segregation studies. 

No eviction protection so since you gave to settle on someone with and low 600s credit score if you have to go to court they get to charge for their time on that. 

I would say consider a low-cost index fund for now. 

Do you have a strategy for making these low offers more appealing to sellers? 

Hi Brian, I’d recommend avoiding overpriced courses since you can find all the information you need for free or at a low cost.

I know there are some PMS lite solutions out there made for low unit count portfolios but honestly I used ical and excel until about 15 units. 

Explore neighborhoods with good schools, low crime rates, and rising home values.

Low salary, low on funds, low on knowledge.

I also completley share his advice on a bias for action.If you are interested in a good book reference with checklist like models, check out "The Perfect Investment" by Paul Moore and "The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No and Low Money Down" by Brandon Turner, both also available in audio versions.