You could also fill any time you might have to continue your education even if it's just reading a book. 

Fortunately, the real title guy called me go over final CD and wiring instruction 24 hours before closing.Lesson learned, Always call to verify wire instruction with title company.

Do you have any tips for someone looking to land their first MLA deal, good books, resources?

I have opened an LLC and have started saving for a down payment; while learning as much as I can by listening to Podcasts and reading books and articles on real estate investing.

Im 21 years old and currently paying $1400 in rent with my fiancé, I am trying to buy a 4 plex with FHA loan and live in 1 unit, I finally  found one that would cash flow if all units were rented (after running the numbers, average 7% vacancy); leaving me to pay $350 per/M by accupying one unit, it needs some minor maintanence but is livable as is right now.

Well when we finally saw it first-hand it was far worse than what we had been told. 

I'm reading Robert Kiyosaki's book "Retire Young and Retire Rich" and he strongly encourages to leverage debt and not leverage equity.

However, like many of the rest of you, I stumbled on this little book called Rich Dad, Poor Dad and my entire outlook on life changed, and that was all it took to spark inspiration for me to take steps into the world of real estate--building the asset column, am I right?

I finally have my first deal under contract!

If you instead got the bank to agree to finance the repairs, they would list 100K in budgeted repairs on the HUD statement (closing statement) and then you would put down 20% of 600K (the all in price) and get a mortgage for 480K (you put up 120K) they would then hold the extra 100K in escrow and release it to you as you made the repairs.Techincally this is different than BRRRR since you are really just buying, rehabbing renting and repeating ie BRRR but are skipping the final R (refinance)