there are so many forum posts on BP from folks who bought a random property in a 'low cost' market and got crushed by deferred maintenance or challenging tenants.i looked at a few of your other posts. 

I’m open to all suggestions and insights, so please feel free to share your experiences or any advice you think would be helpful.

So if your ARV is a a 500k home that will be consistent with everything else around it. 

So not its going to be harder to grow because you've also limited your lending possibilities.

Most of the courses are now online, so you get very little teacher input.If you are looking for actual builder knowledge, you should be looking for in-person classes.

.), so make sure these are in good condition.Maintenance Costs: Older properties may have charm but could come with higher maintenance expenses.

Had not done a cost segregation study when I purchased these two homes, but understand you can calculate a value  to write off so you are not depreciating two roofs...using salvage value or producer price index.

Oklahoma doesn't allow for contract assignments, so we had to do a "referral fee" instead.

There's so much you could do with a property like that!

So at an LTV of 75% that is a cash out of 240K.