If you don't intend to do that right away then do the 20% and save the extra cash flow.

Each property has two savings accounts - security deposit & reserves, and one checking - mortgage payments and utilities 

@Brice Alef-TorrisiHaving one checking account per property is an excellent way to keep your property finances separate from one another and your personal finances.

Why on gods green earth if you can save on commission, gain experience, meet investors and manage your own properties would you want to invest in a market outside of where you are?

I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to help me build a credit profile/score for my company which will be independent of my personal credit. 

Considering your situation, I would try to find deals on Facebook, saved zillow/realtor search notifications, etc.

There will be many situations where you can help a homeowner save their home -  however, in other situations they just want to sell quickly which provides a wholesale, fix/flip, buy/hold opportunity for you. 

I have tried for over a decade to find an investor that saved their bacon because of an LLC, but I get crickets.

I think if you have the free version there is no chance to save older BP Calculations.

Pairing a smart lock, such as the Schlage Encode, with Hospitable saves so much time since Hospitable seamlessly automates door code management by creating unique codes for each guest reservation and then, subsequently removes the codes after the guest checks out.