I’ll buy as is where is clean title.  

You take title in your name and the loan stays in the name of the seller until you can sell the property.

But as a business investment...you are not allowed to over pay (I mean you can if you want but your business won't function for very long).So we look for properties in disrepair, buy at a deep discount, renovate them, refinance, and repeat...or the BRRR strategy using a Bigger Pockets term.Hope this helps in some way but feel free to tag me with any other questions.

Told the owner they wanted to buy it and ran into him ready to sell two years later in Lowe's, shaking hands on the deal and meeting at a title office the next day.  

Out of all the properties I've owned I've never been the "landlord"...it's really a technical term that has stuck around for some reason...anyway, my position is always that I work for the company that owns the property...even though it's my sole or multiple member LLC...there's nothing wrong with holding property in your personal name...an LLC really doesn't offer that much protection anyway...I guess the point is to consider transferring title to your LLC...though there are some things to be aware of here. 

The Reno money are paid directly to your GC by the title company, half the material costs at closing and 4-5 draws after.

I have an awesome team of realtors, insurance broker and title companies.

Account Closed you can do couple of things  .. 1) Find one of the large wholeselller and ask for a job ... whatever that might be ..2) Reach out to local title companies and ask for a job .... whatever that might be ..3) Find one of the large realtors and ask for a job .. whatever that might be ..4) Watch you tube :) Talk is cheap ... reading is OK but doing it the best ...so go do it ... and please remember DO NOT DROP OUT.. yes.. going to college doesn't guarantee any success but for sure minimizes probability of failure .

Assuming that there's clear title, you qualify, etc.

(the answer needs to be immediately) How long do you need me to be on title to refinance?