My strategy is buy-and-hold rental single-family homes (though opportunistically multi-families) focusing on cash flow and cash on cash returns.I'm from the Jackson, MS metro area, but I'm based abroad for work.

My wife and I started buying houses with no real strategy.

Your gut should only be looking for the bad, ignore any good feelings.You need to understand that the entire process of screening is designed to find reasons to reject all applicants not to find reasons to accept them.

There are ways to mitigate this tax, by either using a double corporation strategy, discretionary irrevocable trust, or life insurance. 

Here's a typical strategy, buy a home you know you won't live in forever. 

@Anthony Gayden - as you say the math is the math but my point of the original post was I wanted more cash flow properties at the beginning and my strategy of buying “cheap” homes consumed to much cash in the beginning.

They are very helpful for discovering what your offer strategy should be.

I want to do the BRRR strategy on 3 and 4 plexes.

Hello,I’ve heard from someone about the strategy of lease option wholesaling.

In my limited experience I'd echo what most on here would say, do the math, take out the emotion from the deal and pick a strategy that you like and works for you.