What it comes down to is you didn't spend enough rehabbing the property from the beggining, cause you didn't want to spend the money.

Yes this will cause you to spend a little money on interest but the goal is to make you look like a money managing superhero.

You would need to spend more time in real estate than in your catering business.2.

@Tim Coulter It can be frustrating as a broker to spend hours trying to structure a deal for someone who ends up going elsewhere but it pretty much comes with the territory to a certain extent. 

Of course there will be exceptions, but not sure how much time and money you will be spending trying to find a needle in a haystack. 

Income earned from flipping will still be income for the purpose of calculating self-employment taxes, but if you spend it on the rental property it becomes a rental expense and will reduce your rental income. 

Then start looking at reviews of the ones that you felt vibed the best with your current situation.

@Natalie Kraft you could talk to local property managers and see what they think is the going market rent in the immediate area for the same size apartments.It is likely that you would need to spend some money to upgrade the properties, then push the rents up. 

Let them review the financials and show you what they represent if you are unfamiliar.

That doesn't mean that you can't find a deal on the site if you take the time to review the deals, and put in offers.