But, once I was able to eliminate the non sense and the outdated, and work my way thru the pointless, I was left with excellent strategies and techniques most investors don’t know about and even less utilize.

Heidi, if you do a 1031 exchange, both the capital gains and depreciation recapture can be deferred, but the recapture isn’t eliminated—it just gets pushed to when you sell the new property.

I'd look for a cash out refi that includes escrowing the tax/ins as that will probably eliminate the issue. 

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

Sure, investing when construction is nearly complete reduces risk but doesn’t eliminate it.

Lastly do keep in mind when calculating DTI the lenders do use taxes and insurance even if the property is paid off but if you have enough rental income to cover that monthly expense then you will eliminate that with that rental income.

You can advertise no pets which will eliminate most people and just deal with the few that do reach out. 

IF the wholesaler explains to the home seller (in writing and verbally) that he will only conclude the transaction IF he can flip the contract at a profit, then fraud is ELIMINATED from the equation.2.

I even put the rent in a way to accommodate the headache, and just went back to market-based and eliminated the STR route for two of them.

Make sure you have funds set aside for an emergency, if you have personal debt, try to eliminate as much as possible, understand what your personal balance sheet looks like in regards to monthly cash flow and net worth.Investing in real estate is investing in a business, and you need to have a good understanding of your financial picture before you begin to buy a business.I would then focus on what niche you want to start with.