.), travel costs (related tobusiness), kids (income shifting by payingthem to work for you, meaning business related), membership, conferences &education, meal expenses for business, retirement strategies (selfdirected investing, tax-free or tax deducted, 401K/IRA)depreciation Pro-active Planning / Get a taxadviser Talk to your tax adviser inadvance Fire OutOrganize expenses, listquestions, changes (buy, sell, etc. properties.)Changing entity type from LLC toS-Corp etc.

The properties we buy are entirely turnkey and around the 40-65K range.

If you do not own a primary home its easier because you can claim any 2-4 unit as primary and only have to put down 3.5% for FHA, 5% for Fannie Mae or No money down 100% of you are a Military Veteran.Live in the home for 12 months refinance pull some cash out and move on to the next property to buy.

I plan to build versus buy because Im currently working for my father, who is a general contractor in Fl, and will save on the construction costs because I can do most of the work for little cost other than materials. it would be minimum labor cost and no profit cost from contractor.

My oldest child is going to college next year in a town where I could buy a house for $160k.

Those are easy to finance, and the financing is solely based on the properties income using a DSCR ratio for qualification.I would look for a property like this one, https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5810-21st-Ave-Kenosha-WI-...Lets say you could buy it for $100k, and its $50k in rehab, and ARV will be worth, $200k.When you do the rehab, make sure all the mechanical systems are brand new, then you will have relative few repairs for the next 3-5 years.I can get you a loan for $90k purchase, and $50k, rehab, once its finished you can refinance into a 30 year fixed rate loan between 6.5-6.8%, and cash flow. 

The rest you can handle from an hour away.Do yourself a favor: buy "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

I happened upon your post here and am looking to potentially buy a VA assumable home in Hawaii.

Different coaches specialize in different things, we specialize in accredited investors buying off market properties, with little down, for instance.

Any experienced advice would help and be greatly appreciated.Easiest way to avoid this is to rip off the bandaid and do it right with the large capex items.Detroit homes are pretty simplistic, especially if you're buying a bungalow.