I pay a professional photographer and it is so worth it! 

My fear for you is that there is so much that all that preparation can’t prepare you for... so I fear you could  forge ahead with a false sense of over-confidence.  

There is so much to know, have sorted and set that by time it comes to lot rents that's just a number you set and have a market study that set or justified.You have your work cut out, if not familiar it's not advisable to learn via doing, mistakes in the development world can quickly hit 6 and 7 digit range. 

The worst thing that can happen is that he says yes, you sign another lease at a cheaper price, and the landlord is so resentful he repairs nothing while the unit crumbles around you and you try to get relief from the court or get out of your lease somehow. 

Find/follow a mentor - start building knowledge and build your "bible"/checklistThere is so much to learn. and many great resources.You can signup for a course or spend hours on YouTube/PodcastIf you choose the latter - take notes and come up w/ your Do's and Don't listIf you have no cash - your best option would be seller financing. that will take time to find but will work in your favor.I hope you hear this one FULLY: If you play this right you can be FREE and CLEAR by the time you are 30-35.

@Mary Jay I Google "roth ira income limits" and then the tax year you'll get to something like this from the IRS or nerd wallet or wherever https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/amount-of-roth-ira-contributions-that-you-can-make-for-2020I don't know what the penalty is because it is so easy to avoid, it's like looking at a speed limit sign, if you don't go over the limit on the sign you never get the joy of learning how much a speeding ticket costs. 

Even with all the government financing programs, banks are becoming more cautious as the future economic/employment outlook becomes more and more uncertain.There's even a bigger problem in that right now the inventory is so low that I think rehabbers are paying too much. 

The market is so hot right now, by the time I coordinate with my agent to setup a showing with the seller's agent, oftentimes the property is already pending. 

We're also working with a realtor on other tactics for MLS listings, but we're trying lots of strategies because our area is so competitive.

Because there is so much info.