Raise plenty of capital up front and have reserves for any of your current properties.Do Not Over LeverageSome experienced investors are purchasing at 65-70% LTV (Loan-to-Value) instead of the normal 75-80% to give them the extra cushion.

Look for a book that provides a general over-view.Once you have the basics, learn how to find deals, fund deals, and manage deals.

So in a BRRR strategy where you buy all cash and refi later, that refi interest is not an expense on that property.Now if you use that refi equity to fund another property, then the Interest may be an expense on the property to which it is allocable to.

The owner may have trashed it on their way out to "get back at the man" or maybe they stole all the cabinets, doors, copper pipe and fixtures to fund their meth addiction.

I will also create an upfront operating account fund to cover any unexpected issues that occur before I build an adequately sized reserves account from the ongoing savings. 

Will I wire funds to the exchange website to record the assignment or should I use a local escrow agent that I choose myself.

How long to raise your score depends entirely upon you and your credit habits.

You can definitely get a better return on that capital, and some would say you could do better simply by putting the money in an index fund.

All of the units are currently rented.I plan on raising the total rent to $3400 (it is currently under priced)I plan on putting $5-10k into rehab At the $271k price I’m looking at an estimated -$26 cashflow loss while my wife and I are living there and a $355cashflow gain when we leave.$391 doesn’t seem like much so I may put one or two units on AirBnb.

Infill empty lots, raise rents, bill back utilities, other?