Eye contact. 

And ask if interested in picking up more, because as you said your looking to do more so if there looking you'd love to help keep any eye out for what there looking for. 

After working a long night shift that ended at 6:20 AM, I shut my eyes and prayed, thanking the Lord for the day and asking for rest and guidance.

I paid PMI which feels painful but if you keep your eye on the long term prize it's worth it. 

You don't know the area, have no ability to lay eyes on it yourself and it's not easy.

The market is moving, people want to own real estate, and buyers are out there.It all comes down to marketing and pricing.If your product isn’t moving, it’s time to reassess: 1) Are you getting as many eyes as possible on your product?

If you had eyes on the property and have a good idea on all this you can hit the HML for all the costs and take draws after the initial acquisition to do the rehab for the rest of the amount.

Make sure to keep an eye on property management and maintenance to maximize long-term value.

Then you could keep an eye on the larger house you're renting out - or vice-versa. 

To be fair, I literally did no Due Diligence, but it open my eyes how you can't trust the promotional blabla at all, you really have to do a detailed review of all the deal facts yourself.