That's why I would target them a week before foreclosure sale and put all effort on homes that were all but certain to go off the hammer. 

It may also make it easier for your estate planning attorney to line up ownership with your estate plan, assuming a CA-estate plan if a CA resident.

I'm an investor and mortgage broker and have options for loans that go as low as $75,000 and down payments as low as 15%, which makes it easier to stay above $75,000.

There are so many easier passive types of investments that you don't have to make such a commitment to you would in real estate.

Keep personal and business finances separate to create less headache.You should also do the following to make your bookkeeping easier:- File all receipts in a dedicated Google Drive folder.

BUT, there is also the chance that it comes in at or near your target.  

The 3rd is north about a half hour in a decent small town, easier to deal with tenants and cash flow around 900 a month.

Additionally, an LLC can make it easier to separate personal and business finances, simplifying tax filings.Quick Tip: Work with a tax advisor to determine whether an LLC is the right structure for your investments.4.

I understand they can make our life a lot easier but is it worth it if it eats up a lot of our cash flow? 

Do it very intentionally, not just for the sake of scaling up, but to get better quality or easier to manage properties that will replace lower quality or harder properties.