Bonus depreciation, transferring regular expenses to business expenses and relying on repairs more than capital improvements are good strategies. 

Repairs and other service work should be done during regular business hours.

I have them do elevation changes, site plans, and landscape plans regularly.

A Solo 401K avoid this tax.In non-Roth retirement accounts, you will move what would have been Cap Gain to regular income in the future when you distribute (RMDs!). 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

While I'm sure there are many many lessons in store for me as I continue down this plan, I'm looking forward to adapting and working to accomplishing these points I've set out while asking questions and watching others during my early phases.I'm always open to input and advice so never hesitate to reach out! 

How does it differ from wholesaling regular properties?

I have met people who manage the work themselves but that might be really hard if you have a "regular" job that might interfere with such things. 

So, our regular plumber mentioned that the price of water heaters looks like it's going up significantly. 

For regular transactions you can use any title company you like.