If I had hired a pro, it would have been done in under two and the extra rent income would have paid for the pro.My biggest misconception was my limited belief that I couldn't buy multiple investments.

Limit your holding costs. 

At the end of the day, neither are effective without understand how they work and their limitations but if used correctly they can be used in conjunction with one another.

Unless you find a lender that would give you a loan with no income then you would be limited to friends/family/or current resources. 

I have limited knowledge of Sub To deals, despite Pace Morby's excellent efforts to make Sub To well know (Sorry, Pace, it's me, not you!) 

Hi Romie - Some lenders may offer no seasoning requirements, but there will be limitations regarding the value used or the allowable LTV.

Keep reading and learning here on Bigger Pockets and the sky is the limit for you.  

This will help you get familiar with the process of buying and managing with limited risk.

I think your off-base on your reno budget working with best case scenario and/or limited knowledge.

My lease does have some verbiage about limitations on visitors.