The lawn seems easy because it can be regularly cut but what methods have you used for snow removal?

I am not a fan of the  "get someone in there" method.6) The payments on the owner financed 145k are interest only payments of just over $400 per month and are included in the "All Monthly Payments" number as well as the payment on the refinanced lump sum.We are planing on paying off the owner financed balloon at the end of the 14 months by refinancing one or two of the duplexes.   

@Amy Ranae there are two main methods of leveraging your equity:1.

I am looking into the fix and flip method to start out with.

If you aren't trying to run a company, the standard double entry accounting method can be overkill.

Then there are other methods like owner financing and subject to. 

I have recently bought a property that I want to apply the BRRRR method too, and I am in this step of the method.

Now this method is only as good as other landlords using it, but you can always ask the prospective landlords if its acceptable.

Does anyone else have any advice on how to obtain a first property using other methods?

But if you are wanting to finance the purchase traditionally some of those methods may not be an option for you.