Lender is general will be more open to to doing a low LTV cash refi then doing a second. 

It’s ok to to do either depending on the marketplace that you want to live or invest.

I could also put down payments on several homes and use traditional financing to start building equity and cash flow now, but would have to wait longer to to purchase additional properties.

The only thing you have to lose is a little bit of your time, but if it gets you the money you need to to do the next deal than it's worth it.

We renovated the entire unit: kitchen, baths, flooring, head to toe remodel.

Real estate is about relationships so listen to the seller, ask a question and then let them role... develop the relationship and you will be surprised what can happen.At the end is where I would say, you know, given that you agree the furnace, the windows etc need work, I think the best I can go is $180 but I think I might be able to to go $185k because I want to make this happen for you (the seller). 

I'm going to to take a shot at this with a partial answer.

Chris,I'm looking to to the same thing and have been following this forum for a short time and there's a wealth of experience here to learn from.  

Are you able and willing to go toe to toe?

Question 2 is as far as cloud based servers, personal, on site, is there a place that someone can point me to to be able to understand it and the process to set it up(I’ll hire someone), and the process holistically?