Once you have your quote sheet and your pre-approval letter then you make your offer. 

Obtained a “pre inheritance” from their aunt7.

Although after speaking with other investors, some are telling us that it is not necessary to start a corporation for our first investment and its better to just buy in our personal names and incorporate later.This sort of advice that we have received is based on the information that a corporation costs more to start up and maintain.Should we incorporate now or later?

As for doors, we learned the manufacturers sell to distributors for pre-hung frame manufacture.

I once found a wedding cake on the kitchen counter with ants crawling over it. 

Ben, If you rollover your 401k pre-tax money to a rollover IRA and then withdraw it from the IRA it will be taxed. 

Down payment, credit score, and pre-payment penalty (on DSCR loans)  effect the interest rate and the cost of the loan a great deal.

A little background: I live in the Nashville area, currently work as a CPA in corporate finance, and have a couple of rentals that I manage (1 long term and one STR).Thank you in advance for any advice! 

Compared to pre-TCJA rules, there is no material change in the tax treatment of a building involved in a like-kind exchange, where a cost segregation study has been performed.

Let's do this, let's get you pre-approved with @Erik Estrada and go from there