And beyond all this, I don't see 1 mention of what value you bring to any of it, just a lot of talk about how to make $. if making $ is your focus, your gonna fail.

have you considered bringing in an equity partner to provide a loan?

The property is $400k and brings in about $40k in rental income without the residential unit. 

all of the units were updated except one, which I did put alittle money into to bring it update to date with the others, so that would have helped the value a bit I would think almost a year later. 

Once you start working with an investor friendly agent, they can bring you deal flow that matches your criteria.

I recently relocated to Arizona, drawn by its rapid industrial growth, particularly in high-potential sectors such as semiconductors and electric vehicles.What I Bring to the Table:I have hands-on experience as a real estate agent during my college years and am currently exploring opportunities to transfer my license to Arizona.

I believe depreciation on that unit that you were living in starts at that point as well.just bringing this up because it was mentioned in another post where someone was house hacking.

This works, but is VERY manual and I'd love to bring some automation to the table.

Going to the Rainforest Cafe on the riverwalk as a kid is a core memory for me lol.Good luck on your investment journey!

It's great that you bring a background in construction.