I work with many fresh grads and even an offer letter can get you a conventional mortgage.

You can choose to terminate their leases and start fresh, or verify their ability to pay the new rate.

Fresh paint and new entry doors finished the house off and had it ready to rent inside 30 days.

I'm only familiar with the field from a clinicians perspective.

I truly appreciate your perspective on the investing journey.

You will meet people from different walks of life that will give you different perspectives on real estate investing.

When they're done with your taxes you should meet with them to go over your return, ask any tax questions, discuss any advice they have based on the return they just prepared and share your plans for the next year so they can give you advice on them from a tax perspective. 

From a percentage return perspective, we currently have our money that is ready to invest in real estate sitting in a high yield savings account earning over 5% interest.  

Mathew, From my perspective you need to talk with local real estate investors and a quality realtor to determine what is needed as well as paint choice options.

If you got the first house for a song and a dance it would probably be better financially just because you're getting a better price on the skeleton than you would in a fresh build.