While this is at least something, I just want to make sure that I'm maximizing my current cash reserves before exhausting it on a single option which provides a low amount of cash flow.So I'm just trying to work through all of this and determine what the best course of action is with respect to making progress at a reasonable pace in my market.

Just ensure you are evaluating the costs and rents accurately.

"Accordingly" means that the home will need to be evaluated solely based on rental income in my opinion.

Those might do a loan but will price in extra risk because they are not an expert evaluating those type of properties.

I've made plenty of mistakes (nothing colossal) and none have derailed my progress.  

You can always appeal your taxes (there is a freeze of 2 to 3 years, not too sure) but then full re-evaluations from a town/city can supercede that.Hope this helps, if you find a property you can call a tax appeal lawyer to gain further insight.

Not all gurus are bad, but you need to evaluate the training based on what guy get, and what their success ratio looks like, without the gimmicks.

Get the work done and go through your due diligence process of evaluating potential tenants.  

This will be good because you will learn a TON that you can use to evaluate future projects and also what it takes to do certain jobs.

I don't like to generalize when evaluating properties.