You could even use a hand-held orbit sander for the sides to speed things up.

The agents' roles change as technology advances, but I can tell you that for every investor who doesn't need my advice, I have a first time buyer who needs to be hand held the whole way.  

You can use a small hand held to test an unseen area if needed,,,just to check how deep scratches might be.One tip might be getting a couple,,, three tools of choice going next to one another working in unison and it may come up in big sheets

I use sensus water meters and use the touchreader 3096 handheld device reader. 

If you don't need your hand held and can find your own deals, tell them that.  

At that time, I knew nothing at that time about programming spreadsheets but knew there had to be a better way to grind through numbers than with a leal pad, pen and a hand held HP calculator. 

You are a newbie and you will not get the best pricing on things because you will need your hand held more than an investor who has done several rehabs and is easier to deal with in the eyes of a contractor.

Just think if he had though he had to "work his way up" by starting with a hand held calculator first.  ;-)That's not to say your exercise in evaluating smaller properties is useless. 

It's a block wall so I think it should not be to difficult to properly cut out the opening with a hand held concrete saw.I'd love to do another one on front side of subject property, but that's a bearing wall.

Not sure he needs his hand held..