You are still exiting with a refinance and thus the terms wouldn't change on the exit whether you are buying in cash and then refinancing versus doing a construction loan and then refinancing.

Buy a quality property, stay away from the hood, rehab it as if you would move in, take your time picking a tenant, you'll be find.

What you describe sounds a little like a BRRRR (Buy Rehab Rent Refinance Repeat). 

If you want to manage your own properties, I would highly recommend buying within an hour of your primary.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Buy a $15 blender at Walmart, and they'll try to sell you an extended warranty.

Hi: Carsyn, I'm in Oklahoma, curious to know what your platforms buy box is for SFR.

It specifically says it is not for real estate investment, but I believe you would be buying an operating business vs just real estate.This is so helpful Michael, thanks so much!  

I think having a balanced budget would be ideal where you allocate money into buying another property and money set aside for renovations.

.: I’m looking at a property that checks all the boxes—good numbers and fits my buy box—but I haven’t seen it in person.