You're more than welcome!

Double check any cap ex you might have coming in the next year or more there so you can plan to set that aside (boilers, roofs, etc).

Focus on absentee owners and start with the ones who live the farthest away and only own one property in the area since they have the least use for the property.You can also drive for dollars, looking for anomalies of disrepair and then look them up in the tax records and use a site like Spokeo to do cheap skip tracing.

Do you think it's better to start sooner with a cheaper property to get in, or potentially wait longer to save more? 

@Noah Laker Will you be running the house or leasing it to a company.

This is a touchy subject.If you observed specific concerning behaviors during interactions, such as rudeness, aggression, or disrespect for property, these could potentially be valid reasons for rejection if documented properly.You should add one very important things to do on your checklist, past landlord references and it must be legit and find out why they aren't there any longer.

You have come to a great place to learn how to build wealth and income with real estate.

@Bayo Badejo, there are so many missing pieces here to even begin to give a real answer.What insights are you wanting?  

Renovations are almost complete and will be looking to rent out a unit.

Quote from @Account Closed: I would say.. can you save the tub and re-glaze and redo the tile on the wall can save you $1,000 or more just on materials and labor..