I put away 5% of all rents towards CapEx but if all roofs go at the same time, the 5% saved so far will not be enough. 

I'm buying a home with acreage as well to start my new LLC goat biz.

Go at it and get it!  

There are plenty of pros here that would be happy to help you along your journey so don't try to go at this alone.  

Make sure your purchasing power, whatever form it takes, is ready to go at the drop of a hat.  

Waiting for the right property takes patience, and with us having 3 right now (all under personal loans) we are at a crossroads for how we are going to finance the next one.Hard Money / Private Money / commercial lending........ just a lot of ways to go at this point.

Don't go at it by yourself.

We give each guy their own room (this differentiates us as most go at least 2 to a room).  

You should have the $10k float ready to go at closing.   

Just goes to show there are multiple ways to go at it.1.