From what I gather from other investors, wholesaling and rehabbing takes a lot of time/energy to do "the right way".

I now oversee the day-to-day operations for our MEP, insulation/air sealing and renewable energy crews (which is actually only one crew right now; we're planning to expand to 2 - 3 crews this year).

If you enjoyed engineering and didn't have sucky bosses, and you put that same energy and passion into that and saved the absolute max in your 401k, you'd have gone very far and not had to worry about money for long.

If you get a good one they can save you so much time and energy. + they have solid connections to all the subs and "unskilled" labor.

I do understand that it does weed out a lot of tire kickers and save time and energy.

My husband and I have no real savings at this point to leverage for investing but we do have time and energy!

The new Cadet Energy Plus in-wall electric heater is proving to be a good choice.

This year I have two groups of students on a waiting list to see if our newly renovated, energy efficient student house will turn-over in the summer {@Al Williamson are you reading this ;) }Another scenario where we advertise before a property becomes vacant is when we have a term lease and we know the incumbent tenant will not be staying {either because they have informed us, or we have decided we will not offer them a new lease}.

I agree with what Duncan has said before about getting an LLC being an ego boosters,,,,thats about all it will accomplish, you can tell someone your corporation owns this, etc etc, but while your doing that you will be paying more in interest, probable more in insurance, and you will not be protected.

Greetings, Perhaps the best way to introduce myself is to post up info from my profile: Seven years after retiring at age 52 from an energy career, I have begun a new 'career' in real estate investing.