I have been fortunate to meet two of those individuals and gained a mentor.

If your paying cash to buy and rehab then refinancing I get that.. but your still paying for two closing costs.

I'm planning to put in my first offer on my first rental on a SFH in Kansas City in the next day or two.$140k offer8% interest rate20% down8% management fee5% vacancy5% maintenance 5% cap exI haven't gotten insurance costs yet but it's been suggested that I plan for $2k per year. 

What I mean by this here are two very different situations:1.

You might find it useful to attend a meetup or two just to learn how other folks got their start into the industry :) I host a small/intimate meetup once a month in LIC, check it out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1214850-meet...

Your taxes are none of the ex wife's business and this would seem to address your concerns.I would also put her on notice that future requests for financial discovery will be two-way and if a discrepancy is seen in the other direction you will seek support from her.

My daughter has been fishing in the creek for two days and never caught any fish.

How many showings have you had in two months? 

My two cents: get a job and HUSTLE right out of school and create some income and save up some capital.

First floor has a newer furnace (2016), two units upstairs share one furnace.