Hello,I’ve got a SFR in Green, Oh in need of work.

That's the lender's green light to proceed.

Most often online lenders have "loan officers" that are very green and less capable.

I read David Greene's book Long-Distance Real Estate Investing (and other books as well) before I jumped in.  

Located in a slightly better neighborhood than 'bad deal' above; lower socioeconomic, blue collar neighborhood, service oriented jobs, green lawns, lots of pride of ownership single family homes in the zestimate range of 70k-120k. 

What do you look for as early "green lights" and "red flags" when analyzing properties for the BRRR strategy?

I’m very green in REI, I’ve caught the last two webinars, read a few “trending” discussions on the BP app and listened to 8ish podcasts; but I never looked into foreclosures as my understanding is you need cash to buy them.

@Aurora Darkling might be a good idea to read David Green’s book on long distance investing ;)Never give up!

Since I'm so green to the investment side any feedback or directional advice would be greatly appreciated.

Try to check out David Greene's book on long distance investing to help give you expand your options if things are not feasible in your area.