That means you establish a Traditional LLC to carry out the operations of your investments, in order to separate the liability from your assets, including: paying property management, paying contractors, collecting rent, marketing, etc.

At this time I think a buy and hold in a place like Philly would be the smartest option overall, but I can't help but wonder if paying 100K hard cash and then getting the mortgage during the first 6 months after the purchase would be the smartest way to go here.Even though we might only get an okish rate from the bank, I figure we would still be winning on multiple points, like establishing our own mortgage history as well as building equity as first time buyers.

Also - South Dakota is a 1 bite state meaning the dog's vicious propensity is established after only 1 attack - but sadly Animal Control here is a joke!!  

The tenant has over locations across the nation - so is a very established tenant.

I currently have an investment property and would love more in the future, but that is more of a 5 year plan after I get established and settled as a sales agent. 

For this refinance transaction, the borrower(s) must meet Fannie Mae’s borrower eligibility requirements as described in B2-2-01, General Borrower Eligibility RequirementsThe borrower(s) may have initially purchased the property as one of the following: a natural person; an eligible inter vivos revocable trust, when the borrower is both the individual establishing the trust and the beneficiary of the trust; an eligible land trust when the borrower is the beneficiary of the land trust; or an LLC or partnership in which the borrower(s) have an individual or joint ownership of 100%.  

Establish credibility, promote the deal and then offer the opportunity to others. 

Sure beats parking your money in a savings account making .02 percent or gambling on stocks atleast in my opinion

I'm not familiar with PropStream but if possible I'd establish an automated workflow 

Co-signers are  still an option, but generally will not be nearly as well established as a Student's co-signing family member.So, what is our basic criteria?