Some of the renovations might qualify for bonus depreciation thus increasing your losses.You can have a main LLC who manages the properties to take advantage of the strategies but you might not need to do that this year since you are having losses anyways, something to consider for January 2019 and you want to consult with an attorney for the legal aspect of it.

What strategies are of most interest to you?

Would love to get some feedback on this strategy I just did: Instead of waiting 30-45 days to secure a regular conventional loan to purchase my rental property, I decided to get an unsecured loan from the bank instead.

I guess a lot like the BRRRR strategy? 

What sort of strategies can I use to assess if a neighbourhood’s lack of safety would be a barrier to investing?

We've implemented marketing strategies that have been resulting in a solid number of leads.

We've implemented marketing strategies that have been resulting in a solid number of leads.

We’ve come up with some strategies (and thanks to the first couple responses for productive perspective).

personally I like a HELOC strategy. 

I'm looking for input on what to be cautious of and folks who disagree with this strategy.