I've purchased my first three on my own, but am definitely going to be partnering on some individual deals for sure to allow me to be able to do more. 

I'm not sure how other banks handle that but mine allowed me to do whatever I wanted. 

Because your principle and interest payment is probably hovering around $2,800/month, not including property taxes and insurance, maintenance and any allowance for capex.But forgetting about cashflow, your return, even if had NO expenses or payments of any kind would be around 3.6% based on a valuation of $1.3m.  

I want to find real estate valued at $260K or more to make a 1031 work when I sell a current property a few months from now, so a few different properties to buy at once.Not looking for turnkey that sells at retail prices, but for properties I can build  25% + appreciation into with rehabbing that will allow me to refinance latter on to follow the BRRRR strategy.

I have a lease created by an NC Attorney; however, I've also made use of the NC Lease offered by: https://www.ezlandlordforms.com - which does allow each addendum you mentioned and reports to be NC Law specific.

He goes to the Madison REIA when time allows but if you'd like sometime we could meet up for coffee to answer any immediate questions about getting started.Let us know how we can help.

Fortunately, my current job allows me the opportunity to listen to podcasts and audiobooks while I work.

This site allows you to compare cities across the world with cost of living, crime rate, and more.  

Here are the steps with explanations:1 - Get cash together.2 - Find a RE Market that will allow you to use your cash ONLY for all costs (buy/rehab/etc...)3 - Find a lender that will do REFI loans on Rentals...and what their terms are.

When I pointed out the fact that IRS regs allow this, he got silent:) Apparently he doesn't OWN rentals or he would have a clue about tax breaks (depreciation).