TIAThis is just a side note on the trees.All of those birds in Montreal and all over (up north in the USA) that leave your area for the winter--go to San Antonio and other similar places (not Austin).The number of them in San Antonio in the winter is amazing--lining the overhead wires and trees--jut an amazing amount. 

Maybe this person needs a bird dog to go door knock or find deals, or maybe they need someone to do minor maintenance to learn the ropes, or help with tenant issues. 

Bird in the hand.. there is no shortage of old houses in the mid west that need rehab.Of course though if you hire and agent and do the we are showing it on these days and accepting contracts on this day.. in some markets you will get that over bid situation. 

Each time a repair was required he always accompanied the worker into the unit. 

It doesn't have to be that much to start with, anything can be negotiated, but you need knowledge and/or sweat equity if you want to avoid being limited to a wholesaler or bird dog on a deal you find.

So far, I’ve been toying with the idea of providing a competitive advantage to an investor by analyzing and pre-qualifying deals/leads while their competitors are sleeping, giving this investor an early-bird advantage without having to sacrifice their own sleep.

Or do you have a Rehab Budget to accompany this acquisition and are seeking an ARV loan? 

Hustle, like bird-dogging for an investor or doing pickups or returns if he has his own crew.2.

You’ll be 99% occupied Mid March thru Labor Day and 25% after that unless you can get some snow birds to rent it.Depends on how close to the beach, how many can you sleep in the 4 bedroom, and do you have a private pool?

This is important to note because private lending will typically accompany a higher interest rate which reduces the amount you will qualify for.