Having a solid team around you like agent, lender, contractors etc.

I would also ask my attorney about the advisability recording a copy of the contract or an affidavit of interest as I think it's possible the seller may have found someone willing to pay more for the property and I'd want a third party to be aware of my contract interest in the property.Lastly, I'd make sure the attorney I hired specializes in real property law, particularly in the county where the property lies.

Consider bringing in an experienced property manager, contractor, or mentor to guide you through the process.

Kind of like General Contractors who tank one LLC and start right up with a new one..

With a natural in and use owner occupied housing, you could likely end up with 1-2 houses a year (each in a new city).The other option is when your baseball career is over, you will most likely end up back in your home town, so you could start the brrrr process there with maybe your parents checking in on the work the contractors and property managers are doing.Best of luck.

It also gave me a month to order furniture and think through the decorations and line up contractors so all in all, it was a win to keep the rentals. 

Also, our market has many First time home buyers, so to fix&flip we needed contractors which required much more $$.

After months of blood, sweat, and bargaining with contractors who seemed to vanish into thin air, I finally flipped it for $180,000.

Quote from @Chris Kay: @Tim Ryan nope not a contractor so definitely need to find a good one.

The seller had a military contractor job with security clearance.