He was so proud, we would go to random dealerships when we traveled as a family so he could see the sticker, and see if there was any defects, or if they did any major alterations to his design at all(they still haven't 20+ years later).There is nothing exciting about what I just described.

And you won't be finding these on the MLS with any frequency.That being said, I still like the fundamentals in Utah and recommend altering your strategy before looking to other markets.

If not, you can set-up a single member LLC now, and alter it later.

This is a good opportunity to alter your approach going forward on these types of deals...

I took @J Scott spreadsheet (SFH_Rental_Analysis) from the file share and altered it to reflect when my taxes and insurance changes occur for each year.

I find by altering my running routes through different parts of the City, I can keep up on properties of interest.

All of those would alter your approach but all approaches would involve some kind of purchase offer and contract.

If you feel that there is a better way for me to gain those things or more with my current circumstances, I'm willing to hear you out and change/alter the path to my goals.I'm new to this and have read/heard that the cash flow generated relative to the value of the property is the number one statistic to look at.

You're completely altering the amoratization schedule of your primary mortgage.

I have no problem with either of those, but you have to give Lendinghome a deposit- if they told me I'd have to alter my insurance in ways which I was not willing to do, I wouldn't have started the process with them.