As my education has progressed the possibilities of what is available are amazing to me and I can't believe that I've waited this long to get started.  

As I have progressed, a family member who is an accountant at a large out of state firm reached out and told me that he would like to join me in some investments.

My best month I will make 3400 which while you can live off of, I don't think that will be enough personally.As far as your refi loans though, you're going to hit a big roadblock if you don't have a proven steady source of income. 

Plus...escape velocity...Episode 113 – Jay Papasan - Very practical slow and steady adviceEpisode 221 - Tim Shiner - his concept of equity build up and "shearing the sheep" shows some of the flexibility of real estate vs a 401k Last but not least, I also recommend all the tax advice given by my fellow CPAs on the BP Podcast.

Plus...escape velocity...Episode 113 – Jay Papasan - Very practical slow and steady adviceEpisode 221 - Tim Shiner - his concept of equity build up and "shearing the sheep" shows some of the flexibility of real estate vs a 401k Last but not least, I also recommend all the tax advice given by my fellow CPAs on the BP Podcast.

@Timothy Crawford update us on the progress with the buyers if you find time great work on those!!!

You'd want to identify the outliers.You'll really need to progress by trial and error.  

As a new investor, I struggle with the same thing, especially when I don't seem to be making that much progress. 

Hoarder house  is still in progress.

Assuming that's rehab budget, the lender would typically hold all or most of that back and give it to you as the work progresses and is inspected.