I'm no professional appraiser, but these are all 3 bed/2 bath homes built in the same era (1920s) with incredibly similar square footage and lots (1600ft/.33 acres) and same basic amenities (none of us have garages but we all have recently renovated kitchen/bath) Besides the 'hot market' that is happening in our little town, we did also do improvements to the home since purchasing it- including a new roof, gutters, encapsulated crawlspace and landscaping. 

This book is an excellent parable about how you can get journey through real estate with taking small steps and actions. 6) Set For Life - While not exactly real estate related it is a fantstically motivating book about steps you can take in your personal life to improve your finances if you're serious about getting on the journey (it takes years) to achieving financial security and independence. 7) DelREIA Facebook Page - Because you want to invest in Delaware specifically it can be a good resource for specific things about laws, recommendations, and referrals. 

Aaron, you are doing the right things by learning and improving your credit.  

Looks like rent is free this month because of all we did to improve your property.

We borrowed private money for nearly the entire purchase price with the goal of improving the property and paying off the notes with our refinance.

Do you think this would improve my success?

What you would do if you were looking to, using very little to no money (and not using a traditional lender) to start making some extra money, but more importantly improve myself for the long game.

The property is no slouch, but it could be improved.

The zoning city inspectors were very responsive and glad we were improving building but they wanted the entire building renovated before a single unit could be rented (which makes sense, but my original plan was to renovate 2 units and then market and rent those 1/2 way through to start getting cash flow sooner while finished the last 2 units).

You have at least 6 mos, often more, to find a new OZ property to purchase/substantially improve.