You could also ask the employer if they can spread out the bonus over multiple years. 

Give us your recent deals, or best potential deals, and share what your goals are to help Dave walk through opportunities, and potential pitfalls of your deal(s)Feel free to submit more than one deal, maybe even submit multiple deals you're looking at and he can help you weigh pros and cons of multiple head to head!

Getting multiple contractors involved will be your best bet to get a reliable estimate, though you need to come up with a scope of work.

Real estate is a business and needs to have systems.As a passive investor, the key is to select qualified sponsors who have multiple full cycle deals who align with your goals and values.

A BRRRR strategy or house hacking with a duplex can maximize your returns.Consider leveraging financing to acquire multiple properties, which spreads risk and scales your portfolio faster.

Just this year, I used that equity as down payments for multiple other buildings.

Use hard money loans to finance most of the purchase price, preserving your cash for down payments, renovations, and reserves, allowing you to handle multiple projects.

The way I see it is 25% down out of state means $100k in down payment/closing cost to obtain turnkey property that gains equity similar to an IRA or 5% down managing a renovation in the property your living in which in turn pays yourself from the equity gains which allows you to get to multiple house hacks very fast. 

So, even without investing in an expensive system of batteries at home you can cover your bases and get MULTIPLE types of uses out of the battery systems you do buy.

They are doing a similar thing in multiple cities, including OKC.