Social Media and Digital Marketing: Invest in virtual tours, high-quality listings, and digital advertising to reach a wider audience.

On ETSY you can also buy hundreds of digital files of abstract art in different color pallets for super cheap ($10-20), then have those printed onto whatever type of print and size you like with Shutterfly or any other digital printing service. 

I will be doing a conventional 20% down. 

As a beginner, before learning about all different types of lenders, I purchased my first investment property under a conventional investment mortgage in my own name. 

or a conventional/DSCR type 30 year fixed?

However, it does require solid expertise in digital marketing to achieve positive results.As for list pulling: you've got solid services like PropStream and Listsource to name a few

conventional so no assumable for me then.Quote from @Jay Hurst: Quote from @Christian Latimer: Conroe, TXMy friend is moving.

If you can qualify for conventional financing, a HomeStyle Renovation loan by Fannie Mae will let you do property improvements and not need to do a refinance once completed! 

@Kala SamuelTo start investing in real estate, define your goals and strategy, choose a market with job growth, population growth, and rental demand, finance your first deal with FHA Loan, conventional Loan, or Hard Money Loans, find the right property, build a support team, make offers, inspect the property thoroughly, and manage wisely.

I think you have about 90 days to move into the property for an owner-occupied loan but I am not sure if that differs between FHA vs. conventional - @Zack Karp or @Jose Valdovinos could confirm that...Either way, I'd follow the advice of others above...give the seller two or even three separate offers that work for you.