I would certainly start by talking to lenders, since $90k does not go very far in many markets, especially if you need to both buy a house and rehab on that budget.  

Thanks so much for all your super helpful advice!!

I've learned these tactics and lessons.First, you need a good investor data management system.

You an only you need to know ALL of the costs.  

The numbers need to make sense.

Quote from @Simmy Ahluwalia: Yes, it's a 10-year declining dependent up on your term length and amortization period:  What You Should Know About SBA Prepayment Penalties | Pursuit (pursuitlending.com) Thank you so much 

Hi everyone! My name is Hassan. I own a remote design agency in Florida, but I don't live in the U.S. I have some liquid cash in my U.S. bank account and would like to start investing in real estate. I'm interested in...

@Timothy Lin  The idea of the 1031 exchange benefit is to allow investors to use the capital gains tax they would otherwise have to pay when selling their investment property, And keep the profit from the deferred tax in their pocket.You get to indefinitely defer it into any type of real estate that that might meet your needs better. 

One additional item is that I am planning to move out of my current residence no matter what, so will need to rent/buy for that.

Anytime I am working with a seller and the exterior pops the property always sells quickly then if they did not do much or anything to it.