I'd coin Mpls "idiocy-squared". 

Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one person shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of habitable room area and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by two (2) people shall contain at least fifty (50) square feet of habitable room area for each person.

Adding Square FootageIncreasing the usable living space of a home, such as by finishing a basement, converting an attic, or adding extensions, can dramatically raise the ARV.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

In rare instances we will let someone pay through Square or Stripe, with them paying the cc fee, but only in unusual cases, such as one time with a tenant who was traveling and didn't have a bank account to use with our online platform.

I want to start local to get my feet wet (figuratively lol). 

It's way lower risk while you're getting your feet wet.BRRRR definitely has better potential returns, but it also has way more moving parts that can go wrong.

You can also double hack these if you have enough units and live in one unit and use one unit for your business, but of course that decreases your cash flow but increases your usability.You can also use an FHA loan to get a mixed-use property with only 3.5% down if the residential square footage if more than 50% of the total square footage.

So you want to know how many sheets of drywall or how many lineal feet of trim or how many square feet of wall is being painted per hour or per day, so you can compare productivities?   

I work with a ton out of state investors that are just getting their feet wet, so I'd be happy to connect and see how I can help you as you're coming into the game!