I would keep as much liquid as possible and essentially get you to 20% equity or more by renovating the property. 

Hey @Dalton Foote - I highly suggest  using a renovation loan and house hacking a multi-family if that is possible with your current life circumstances.The 203k and homestyle renovation loans are just amazing products and drastically help you reduce your risk, in my opinion, because you are able to leverage the cost of the entire renovation with such a low down payment loan.We work with a lot of clients who use these products in Chicago, and no matter what, in the long term, they gain great equity.If you aren't able to house hack - the process is essentially the same, but just with more money down with hard money or conventional construction loan.

Anyone have a good web developer that has room for clients!?  

When 99% of transactions have commissions above 2%, it's essentially a fixed rate, not a truly negotiable one.I respectfully disagree with the concern about "buyers that don't have money to pay a commission to buyer agents."

For management, self-managing saves costs and teaches valuable skills, but a property manager is essential for out-of-state properties or scaling your portfolio.

This way your tenants essentially pay your mortgage while you're deployed.

We aren't the traditional flippers who run in, throw up a lick of paint, hide the disastrous side of things and essentially trick people into buying a lemon.

Quote from @Garrett Brown: Quote from @John Underwood: Nothing that paying for a 3rd party app to automate functions will fix.If I had to pick something it would be getting higher occupancy rates.Overall things are great.I'm definitely not an app developer so no worries about me making one that can help.

Essentially the government grabs title and sees you in court to determine just compensation after the fact, for the value of the land at the time of the take.

Quote from @Darnell Holland: Hello, I am looking to do my first tear-down and rebuild development deal in Nashville.