We’ll have a realtor on the team and set up systems for the contractor team to provide us with video and picture updates. 

Asset based lenders / lender to lender financing (those who provide financing to companies for equipment, operations, etc.

That’s step 1. step 2 - contact a local commercial broker and ask what the avg cap rate is in the area for SS units. step 3 - use the cap rate the broker provided and the NOI from the docs the seller gave you. 

It’s common courtesy to provide plenty of hot water for a dwelling space.

In my experience, relying solely on pictures can be outright misleading, they do not provide insights into the internal structures or the condition of the roof, plumbing, and wiring to say the least.

Learning from others' experiences and building a network can open up opportunities and provide valuable insights.Given your goal to purchase a cash-flowing rental property, solid financial planning is key.

I have also worked with a lot of great property managers that charge reasonable rates and provide excellent service, and I would love to recommend them to you. 

"What can I buy within 45 days that will protect my capital, and provide me with a predictable return?" 

You can raise rents but there will be different lengths of time that you have to provide notice depending on how long the tenant has been living there.

But you gotta be on the ground.Great on paper and some years you might get 15% returns and next year -15% returns.Plus, there is no true value in such areas as homes sell for $1,000 and others to unsuspecting out of state buyers for $60,000 where the provider makes a $20,000+ margin.Then it goes vacant, vandalized and back to a $1,000 houseLooks for areas with a more consistent sales value where homeowners also live and not just investor owned.B class in my eyes is:1) Close to infrastructure like schools, hospitals, shopping mall, larger employer, etc...2) Mix of homeowners and investor owned (leaning toward more homeowners).3) Well kept yards and no boarded up homes.