@Ronan DonnellyOk so if I’m acquiring a property and have requested for financials and have submitted NCND.

More of the same is usually the key to incremental improvements (or "kaizen" if you follow Toyoda inspired management theory), synergies, efficiencies and eventually mastery.However one duplex does not make a strategy - I changed to SF after my first duplex almost 10 years ago after I realized I did not have the time to scale the more management intense 2 families.So I would ask the question, what are the 10 next properties you will acquire?

I'm here because I'm looking to acquire my first investment property.

I am purchasing a tax lien from an LLC who originally acquired the tax lien.

This would include a purchase that we were expecting to BRRRR and therefore refinance in a year.Also waiting to acquire equity via equity pay down to purchase addition RE is a slow process. 

@Charles DayContinue to educate yourself, acquire as much knowledge as possible while trying to solve problems for people you want to learn from.Read: So Good They Can't Ignore You - Cal Newport, and learn to grow your value, while continuing to add as much value to everyone around you.Focus too much on small details at the start and you miss opportunities that are all around you.

I consistently get told I'm "Trying to cheat the system" because I use debt to acquire properties and I am going "to lose" because "the banks can take back a property whenever they want", what? 

I am currently exploring an investment strategy of acquiring a single family home for the dedicated purpose of converting to a daycare center. 

I need all the knowledge I can acquire. 

A friend of mine, also in his mid 30's mentioned that he just acquired his 10th rental property.