I have worked hard to get my credit score up from 444 to 597 and will continue to work until I get it to a positive level.

The questions you ask indicate very low level of working knowledge in this space.

We've had a lot of tenants leave bigger, 3-bed, 3-level properties because they want one-level houses so they don't have to walk up and down the stairs.2) If it's a couple, they have a kid, or divorce.3) Job relocation.

Although I’ve thought about getting a conventional loan on a fixer upper then paying out of pocket for the remodel and renting it out.

I use https://www.rentometer.com/ for rent estimates. depends on your level of finishes.

I want to push it to rich af levels.  

Bottom line is it depends- it took us a while to get a cleaning crew that can do the turns at a level that is museum ready.

With raw land of course you are almost always looking at 25% down, and $75k I can manage and not even dip into my comfort level of reserves but that is just about the absolute max.

I did a lot of searching & the guys I like best were Ed from On The Level home inspections & Todd from Rock Solid.

Not that the turn key route is bad per say.... but depending on the level of due diligence performed you might find it's almost as much work as finding a deal yourself.