I have actually gone more to the "grip strip" stuff they sell because it lays down faster and is easier to repair if necessary. 

I am starting out as well I am am looking to make a higher CoC return because my goals are to scale faster vs. finding a safe stable return with low risk.

@Brent OlivierI am a fan of intelligent leverage. 3 homes allows you to scale faster, and scaling is what I believe most people are interested in the most in terms of long-term investing.

I am looking to scale faster. 

I summarized the studies in a post I wrote: Zillow released the results of a study they conducted, titled "Post-IPO, Home Values Grew Faster in Areas Home to Lots of Facebook Employees."

And copy the BRRR at a faster pace. 

., yup, my sympathies, that is one of the expensive learning experiences.You _may_ be able to get a commercial loan faster.

In my area those are 2 separate appliances, each with their own automatic pilot lights and sometimes one is natural gas and one is electric only or even some other power/fuel source.

It makes analysing properties so much faster.

A fast yes or no will get you on to contract or on to the next faster.