I’d like to be confident and knowledgeable enough to articulate the rationale for either niche. 

Once you are knowledgeable on how to run the numbers and the different intricacies of the market then you will feel much more confident  making that first purchase.

However, I do know many realtors in the area that I would refer with confidence.

If you're confident in your numbers, I would use the cash to upgrade the property, then get a HELOC.

Having said that -$25 a month is not that bad, although, if your goal is to make $200/month cashflow, then this property does not make sense.However, if you're confident you can sell the property asap or increase the rent quickly so it becomes positive cashflow, then yeah, it makes sense. 

I want to focus on the BRRR strategy and want to learn how to flip houses.Looking for an experienced house flipper I I can learn from and work for free to gain the necessary knowledge/ experience to start my journey more confidently.

Your personal opinion does not count.You seem extremely confident in your stance.Your stance is that if you evict a tenant, or they leave on their own accord (got laid off, family issues, etc) they are liable for the total amount of their lease.Have you taken a tenant to court and won a judgment for the entire remaining lease balance based on one of these circumstances.If yes please tell us about it.  

When I ran the numbers I was confident in going up to $280 and still have a solid deal. 

I know they can be very inaccurate but after a closer examination of the specific neighborhood, comps nearby, and the updates we’ve done including increasing square footage, we are confident it will appraise much higher. $225,000 may possibly be optimistic but the comps don’t lie.We fond the renters who have been qualified through a friend.

Hello everyone, as of late I thought I was pretty confident on my ARV analysis skills, but lately I find myself meticulously adhering to square footage as I look at comps a little too much.