You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area. 

I’ll do some searching in both areas and I’ll reach out with questions later.

Typically play to balance fresh design with budget is to source new doors and paint the boxes to match.  

And lastly, I search FunishedFinder listings nearby, find comparable properties, and track the listed rent for a few months (does it increase, decrease?).

Obviously I will have a title search and get title insurance but I assumed they would still be required to fill out a SD but maybe not.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Communication is challenging, most likely uninsured, but this is in-line with the budget.c) Keep searching for contractors, adding time to project and potentially costs.d) Buy scaffolding or rent scaffolding or a lift and demo myself for under $1,500, including dumpster.What would you do??

Bookkeeping when it comes to real estate investments can get tricky.I often find the following mistakes occur1) They fully write off the mortgage payment when in reality the mortgage payment is broken down into Interest, principal paydown and an increase into the escrow account.2) If the property is managed by a PM company, do not factor in the PM Statement3) do not calculate depreciation expenseBest of luck in your search for a proper bookkeper.

We are currently searching and analyzing properties on the market.My question is regarding "free" credit offers. 

When I search properties mainly in Punta Cana I always run into sites where condos are in development and have about 1 - 2 years till completion.