I’m interested in learning about buying and holding long term rental properties.But I’m in a really messed up situation right now and looking for suggestions what would be the best approach to my situation in order to scale quickly. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

It’s also a much lower priced house than the couple I have now and I can afford to hold this and pay the mortgage with no occupancy. 

Investment Info:Other buy & hold investment.

In terms of, acquisition costs, holding costs, renovation costs, and selling costs.I want to be able to minimize risk and not be surprised when some other cost comes by.Right now, this is what i've got:Acquisition costs:1. 

Section 8 can definitely cause extra headaches like the longer wait times to get a tenant in there, the inspections, and the incompetent CMHA office you can never get a hold of.  

I recently purchased my first investment property and am now focused on exploring opportunities in the Kansas City multifamily market for my next acquisition.Kansas City holds a special place in my heart—my family is from KCK, and I’ve always had strong ties to the area.

Add a repeater/mesh if necessary. 

Quote from @Lorraine Hadden: He also said to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy when others are fearful.Some people are holding onto their money, waiting for a correction so they can snatch up deals.

I haven't done a 1031 exchange, but may in the near future and the small amount of research I have done on it seems to indicate that some qualified intermediaries only do the intermediary task (hold your money while you close on the new deal) and some try to do other tasks as well, like facilitate you finding the next deal, etc.