One of my grips is that Pace is  getting groupies all excited and is making a method that could be used Respectfully in the right situation look bad for promoting it heavily among noobs.  

From there, you can move on to the BRRRR method with single-family homes—buying undervalued properties, rehabbing them, renting them out, and refinancing to pull out your investment for the next deal.

Brandon Turner outlined this method in one of the older podcasts and there are previous posts in the forums.  

Unfortunately, while there are other methods to acquire investment properties, the reality is you need cash and reserves to plan and set up your investment portfolio accordingly. 

I’m focused on buy-and-hold properties, fix-and-flips, and exploring the BRRRR method.

Damien,Build-to-Rent (BTR) is a great long-term wealth-building strategy, especially if you have a stable W2 and want to take a more methodical approach to investing.

I’ve had more success filling vacant units by word of mouth/ networking with other agents in my market recently than I have through the typical advertising methods.

Here is the Collin Hays method of buying the property at what you want to pay:Don’t ask the seller what their best offer is.

If you haven't connected with local people in your market there are several methods here.  

Each has their own tax implications.There are some alternative methods of calculating how much of the distribution and therefore the interest expense falls under this category, but the bottom line is that it is very important to keep track of.