I'm trying to BRRR and add value to cash out refi in 3-6 months to buy another.  

If I could rewind 15 years and start over again, here are the things I would focus on:1) Buy an easy cosmetic rehab.

One court case says that you don't have a business until you buy your first property.

In our little town, Buy & Holds will probably be the best strategy, but we are open to all sorts of techniques and methods.

Get to know them, buy them coffee and spend time with them.

As far as I gather, a different spin on an old technique. " We buy ugly houses"... anyone?

The statement is buy real estate and wait, not wait to buy real estate.

@Amanuel GebrelibanosIf you are going to buy or sell 1 or more houses a year than you should get your license if you want to save money.

You could then buy in a nicer area and have your money work for you while still having a primary residence. 

Most Costa Rican mortgage loans require %50 down which we have the cash for but we don't want to tie up that much of our liquid assets in one property as we intend to buy a 2nd property in the next year or so.