I would first focus on items that are going to get an instant return and then take care of other upgrades that while important do add value to the tenant or reduce your expenses.

They will cashflow about $1000/mo and I should gain about $70k+ in instant equity.I'm new to this stuff so I need your insight.

The kids are sick, the car needed repair, pay day comes after the rent is due, etc., etc.

I like the route instantly.

I settled for a one-time payday with high costs.  

You could do a cash out refi after the cash purchase to pull out most of your money anyways, and you would get that instant equity.However, I also believe in spreading out your risk.  

A brand new house a top your plot will instantly be worth the drama.

His income with W2 would be considered instantly, and whatever is stated on his paycheck stubs.Terry

There are several good funds such as Broadmark and Arixa that give you conservative loan-to-value, instant diversification into hundreds of loans, the ability to liquidate quarterly after a lockdown, etc.. 

Yesterday in my morning emails I saw this lovely message for VRBO:Needless to say I have no attempt of getting the guests info.Under "Take Action" among options I could declare this as an error and asked the "standards violation team" to look into it.Didn't hear until mid day, when I decided to call the customer service.Spent almost an hour with the rep whose conclusion was that I have a language in my listing which in a nutshell asks my guests to avoid an instant booking without telling me a bit about themselves: Who they are, where they come from, purpose of visit, etc.