If you have any specific go / no-go criteria, you can evaluate it on the web most likely. 

The fees and overall costs of these loans needs to be a key factor including what if the project goes over time . . . . you can be underwater in no time.Underestimating repair costs and overestimating ARVs based on Zestimates are the next stumbling block.There's money to be made but make sure numbers all work WITH contingencies defined and overages expected . . . remember, a project will always cost more and take longer than initially thought!

Managing a rental property can be challenging, especially if it’s your first experience.

I can thank Tyler for a large role in this process.

Most 1099s are available online now, and if not, you can always scan them to an electronic format.

I know there are lots of other perspectives, but I can share with you mine.

Any advice that can be shared to try and get over this hurdle to be able to expand our portfolio? 

I can see many people's recommendations in the other thread being focused on house hacking, which makes sense to me. 

You can generally achieve better bank leverage and has a lower barrier of entry.

If you run into a situation where a home is not selling for some reason let me know, when buying on terms I can typically pay full price.