I’m at the refi stage of BRRRR on a property myself and my lenders are telling me I’ll have to wait 1-4 months.

You should also run the analysis with you living there.

Yes I’ve been educating and learning everyday, I have a decent understanding on how to do a rental analysis (any tips or advice is much appreciated though).

I think that someone with strong deal analysis skills, property management, and people management in general are extremely valuable skills.

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

I wanted to see if this would be a good deal to buy as a starting property.  It is listed as a Turnkey Duplex property with 1 unit being rented out for $700 and the other one rehabbed and ready to rent with the potent...

Yes, they will be using your personal credit score and, depending on your loan product, will use a debt-to-income ratio analysis (includes your personal finances) or perhaps the property deal itself (doesn't matter what income you personally make) to determine how much they will loan you.

I want to get right in the process before I go into analysis paralysis mode.

UPDATE: Here are all the details--numbers, financial analysis and photos--from Deal #3 on my way from 2 to 18 units ($1M+ in real estate) in 12 months.

It is not a substitute for a thorough rental analysis.