I've been hearing" is not a great route to learn.This is easily a 1-hour talk, but the crux of it is:Step 1.

I'm particularly passionate about growing quickly from SFRs into Multi-family and currently developing tools to source and assess deals.Outside of real estate, I enjoy long-form conversations with brilliant people, or at least watching them when there aren't other people around to converse with.

MLS is quiet this time of year and I thought maybe I’d get lucky.

Best of luck on your property search 

Even if you could it all you're doing is deferring taxes instead of eliminating them. 

If there's missing rent based off the 10% I'd request a breakdown of everything.

On the refinance side you don't have any points/fees and depending on the type of loan you refinance that can be a substantial amount.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I am with you, the day I hired a bookkeeper was one of the happiest days in my life.

Take advantage of the discount as it looks like it could save you a lot in your painting project!