And just do 20%DPs on rentals going forward and try to roll it forward (I imagine once I get 20%DP going in BRRRRs the refinance into the next property will be able and worth it).I definitely wanted to do 20%DP and after renovations refinance into the next property and so on, but I don't have enough savings for that and we're going to need to move closer to the city once my SO graduates (year and a half) for him to get a better job.

You are missing more than I can write in this post.Please stop watching infomercials on late night tv that tell you it is easy and anyone with no experience and no money can do it.If you want to be successful in this, you are going to need to spend some serious time educating yourself about the business.

Getting this, however, means you will pay.The first time one of your NNN's go vacant, and it takes you years to find a new tenant, you'll understand why people like multis.I think the key for you, no matter which way you decide to go, is to accept that you are going to need very responsible and trustworthy team members.

As with most rental strategies, you are going to need to conduct trial and error tests on multiple platforms in order to see what works best in your market. 

Those are a wear item. 10 minutes and $5.00 to repair.None of them are well made and common to need replacement.But can have the same ones last 15 years or just a couple years.

You’re likely to need your hand held through this process, or at least I did.

As an out of state investor, you will have a business model that you can replicate in any market while local investors have not developed that skill/muscle yet.

By the way, there is several pages dedicated to showing you how to estimate ARV in Brandon Turner's book, http://get.biggerpockets.com/nomoneydown/, I would suggest reading it.When you've done that, the next big thing is knowing what repairs the home you are interested in is going to need, and how much they will cost.

These platforms include RentRedi, Stessa, Avail, Innago, Apartments.com (formerly Cozy), and TenantCloud.Pretty much every platform mentioned contains the features you are going to need.

DSCR loans are going to need a minimum loan amount of $100k and a down payment of 20-30%.