Something ideal for your buyer would be cosmetic, so floors, walls, paint basic items.

I am seeking to acquire some rental property, ideally multi family.

The Sub-2 to Lease Option plan is a good and creative plan, but ideally to make it work great is to get a real cheap house sub-2, fix it up, and refinance it/re-title it to your name so you can completely control the property and equity. 

Is that ideal or should I put myself in a better spot financially before making any moves?

Ideally you would have learned a lot.  

I would ideally like to project manage a few flips.

Not ideal and don’t intend to kill myself making $100k, hence why I’m here.

I have a lot to learn.My goal:  to be a financially stable artist (ideally financially independent-ish).   

Over 600 is ideal, but depending on the type of property and renter pool, there are ok people under 600 too.

I deal with a local company that floats concrete under the foundation to fill the gaps and support the house.