I am roughly 75% through BRRRR by David Greene and noticed that he recommends buying your first property in cash for a variety of reasons.

  Hi Douglas,  If you haven't seen it already, a great book for people in high cost property states is "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.  

I just read (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat: The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple by David Mason Greene) and I’m inspired by it and I think that’s how I’m going to approach my investing.Anyone have any advice after doing it out of state?

The things @Brandon Turner and @David Greene were talking about immediately had my wheels turning, excited, wanting to learn more.

If you're into learning via reading books, I would read David Greene's BRRRR book, Gary Keller's Millionaire Real Estate Investor, and Chad Carson's Retire Early with Real Estate. 

Sometimes it helps to model things out (as a best practice, even if it is an easy "green light")https://app.moneyweighted.com/...Without having to go deep into analysis, it (just) passes the 1% rule.

@Jonathan Greene I saw a comparable that was listed for 360k.

@Jonathan Greene You absolutely do not know that.

@Adrienne Green I have a close friend that’s a TN native and she recommended this area.

Whether you've landscaped, added green enhancements, renovated kitchens, or added amenities, you may have increased the value of the property.