I have been to FLA in Summer and thats some tough weather .Kind of like  PHX  Vegas and Palm springs  summer is dead and winter is high season.

We have used a screening process, where the floors are not sanded but screened with a material like a window screen. 

When you look at cash flow modeling, borrowing much more than that causes it to be tough to get a positive cash flow.

Hi Syman, BRRRR Invest Academy is not affiliated with Bigger Pockets and I don't believe anyone owns the rights to BRRRR acronym, but I think Brandon Turner made it famous.I'm in the program and the gold mine is in the network of other investors and the constant action from Nate and Jiries to continue teaching beyond what is in the course material. 

Quote from @Melissa Stanley: This is a tough one.

We can produce building material here.

Material participation in the rental activities still required. 

It's going to be tough to buy a property without steady W2 income.  8k is a good start, but you might need to keep saving.  

To reduce taxable income, focus on maximizing deductions for expenses like materials, labor, and interest.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Before we go full in house, we are really trying to dial in the quoting process, specifically with putting material lists together.