Did you go the traditional route with conventional financing, leverage seller financing, use creative deal structures like subject-to, or something else entirely? 

Quote from @Alex Olson: Kansas City is a great market for Build to Rent and traditional garden style apartment complexes.  

Xeriscaping (low-water landscaping) is increasingly mandated in many HOAs, and buyers are scrutinizing water-hungry features like traditional lawns.Rising Construction CostsMaterial costs have fluctuated significantly, and labor remains tight in the Phoenix construction market.

"light clean out required once tenant moves out." 

The only reason we don't qualify for traditional lending is because I took some time off to help my terminally ill father, and my husband has been in a commission-based role for less than a year (the lender said you need 2 years of history for that).

Paint, carpet, light fixtures, maybe some doors, plus odds and ends - you'll learn a lot!

Andrew is my preferred lender and fellow investor I used for my DSCR (and traditional loans) loan for rental properties.

After closing, I painted the whole interior of the house, made some small maintenance repairs, added new LVP and updated light fixtures.

Yes but you will need to look for a local commercial bank to facilitate a HELOC or try a commercial lender for a traditional cash out loan.

With this strategy we are getting traditional financing and buying on market deals.