I’ve spent $51k so far in the last 65 days on property repairs and replacement.

I buy supplies, and keep up with pricing, do repairs, except for electrical, plumbing and A/C.

A distressed owner isn't about to upgrade and repair.

@Nicholas Halterman VA loans are great because you can do 0% down and continue to use your savings towards any updates or repairs you would like to do.

If one tenant moves out or unexpected repairs pop up, the other property can help cushion the impact.Of course, more properties mean more responsibilities...double the maintenance and potential headaches.

Section 8 tenants are really hard on your property so expect to pay more for repairs .

So yes, this is my first time having a contractor leave towards the final stage of a project as other work that I've done are minimal like fence repairs, deck replacements, sink repairs, hvac etc.

It's worth $300,000 after repairs.  

Was a licensed engineer involved to design to repairs?

You could rehab a distressed property using a fix-and-flip loan and then refinance the loan into a long-term DSCR once the repairs are finished.