.- Advertise rentals on Zillow, collect rent on Cozy or Zillow, and integrate the tenants into my CRM to proactively stay in touch.- Use STESSA to track returns. 

I want somewhat of a newer home since the property maintenance reduces and you can hold it much longer, as mentioned in (1)75K down payment is also fine with me, as I mentioned earlier, but not willing to beyond that.

Unless I can find a way to drastically reduce the amount of cash I have to invest in this deal to make the cash flow work!

You pay 8.5k in cash, they reduce the price 8.5k.- renegotiate down 17k with the reasons I stated above.

For example, Wells Fargo has relationship discount where for every $250k asset you move to WF bank account, you get your rate reduced by 0.125%.You might just save yourself $10k but just a simple askExtra Tip 2: Credit Hard PullMany people are worried about hurting the credit scores by having too many lenders hard pull your credits.

You two could potentially link up and reduce your skin in the game by working together.

By using the longer term mortgage, you reduce risk by having a cash flow cushion.

GC is a blue collar town and you don't typically hear about people moving there proactively, unless they're interested in the school district (they build a new HS right around the block from my duplex) and a lot of renters try and get in there during the mid-late summer to get their addresses in GC proper. 

When you put yourself in the position where you do not have a professional operating on your behalf you make yourself very vulnerable and you reduce your opportunity for a good deal.

I live within a mile of my properties that is short term rental and use software and smart methods to reduce the work.