Now this is strictly how I do business.

You can actually find 2 bedroom condos below $100k now fairly routinely.

I would also try especially in the beginning at least quarterly to complete some routine maintenance and make sure the house is being taken care of properly. 

I completed a 1031 exchange two years ago, but found the strict time limits made it difficult to find a good deal.

I originally invested strictly as a vacation home, with home of price appreciation.   

Where I was from (large orgs) managers are pretty strict on what information they can provide for employment verification.

This could be huge, or something like the ADU legislation that came out in 2017 and then revamping in 2020 due to convoluted items that made the building very strict to almost nonexistent.The main reason ADUs are hard to get the best value for now is that the appraisals come in short (depending on the comps in the area of course).

Get into the routine of entering them as soon as bills come in or putting the bills in one location, entering them once a month and writing on them that they were entered/paid, then filing them. 

If your strategy is strictly mtr then consider areas where traveling nurses and other similar occupations prefer.

Lauren No - DSCR Loans are strictly non-owner occupied and you will need to sign legal documents at close attesting you will not do this