So me and my fiancé have this idea of doing an FHA Loan for our first property while we do some small renovations, a home obviously good enough for the FHA but still capable of being upgraded here and there.

Or whether I’m on the right track or somewhere in outer space.

So is data crunching - as an urban planner, I love using those skills in conjunction with Census data (and I'm oddly thrilled about the new Census this year) to track trends in demographics and real estate values over time to spot areas that are likely to see short and / or long term growth in both cash flow and equity. 

I would run dual tracks refinancing and selling what buyers would pay., 

Hi, I use Buildium and want to avoid using a spreadsheet to track things like "What keys slots do I use for this property?"

Keep track of those, not only for comparison with other investments, but also for tax purposes.There is no magic number of units for Cap Rate, and you can calculate it on anything you want. 

County meetings discuss extensions of the light rail before anyone else knows about it so if you work with investors you can say "the county just approved the light rail to extend to Fort Mill SC" and since that actually increases property value it might be good to buy along that track before word gets out so you can gain equity fairly quickly. 

Investors/lenders will FIRST want to see a track record. 

Real estate has a far, far better track record for creating millionaires and financially independent people than swing trading.I made a really nice trade when TSLA was running up, with a tidy profit.

Also have issue where theres some damage to outside...screens torn out, cut a hole in garage to put a wood burning stove(also against lease) SO last week I sent them a notice via usps(not certified, priority with tracking) scheduling inpsection today at 10am(plenty of notice) also sent copy via email yesterday and text yesterday all before 24 hours.