I plan on doing most the renovations myself which requires equipment (such as tools).

LMK if you need any help accessing those tools on BiggerPockets.

Examples could include:Partnering with other investors to share risk.Using seller financing or lease options.Leveraging creative rehab techniques to save on costs.Negotiating with contractors in a unique way to reduce expenses.I’d love to hear any stories, tips, or approaches that helped you pull off a deal others might have instantly passed on.

Tools like Buildertrend can also help you manage the project remotely.

They will be able to give you some sage advice that would work for your specific buy box.Johnathan - thank you for the tip.

Good tip on Payrange. 

Hey @Corina Eufinger thanks for the tips!

Tip #1 - no such thing as one perfect market There is lots of data on Bigger Pockets and MTR experts that have released rankings of top cities for next year, but remember it's not just about the purchase-- it's also about the operation.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone else for your replies I know I expressed gratitude in each of my replies but honestly thank you, everyone, all your replies were beneficial, obviously I am just at the tip of my endeavor but I am going to now focus all my energy using the great opportunities that have been laid out for me using the feedback everyone in this forum has shared!

And maybe it's not all or nothing for a given method, sometimes a combination of various financing tools is what wins.