I've had friends-of-friends that flip in Beloit and have only seen a good return (by their own definitions) when purchasing foreclosures away from the downtown area, and using only trusted contractors (not necessarily choosing the cheapest bids).

Looking for decent painting contractor who is willing to bid small jobs and full inside SFR jobs.Can anyone recommend?

(homes to stay away from, specific items to consider before bidding).

Looking for contractors for bids, and a valuation 'as is' I'm a licensed agent, but I don't have access to the MLS in Hastings where I would typically could pull some of the information on comps etc. 

Say the bank is owed $300k on a $250k property.....they set the minimum bid to buy at $300k (their Max bid).......all bids open  from the bank for $100, no one wants to pay $300k for a $200k property, so the property is “sold” to the bank for $100.  

I’ve had a few bids for professional treatment at around $3,900 or $325/unit.

Maintenance can be dealt from time to time, I believe that investor like you can get calls few times a year and address them provisionally with having some bids at any time, you will be amazed how much money from rentals can be made this way. 

If you narrow the consumer base, you are also taking away chances of bidding wars to occur because that savvy and enlightened buyer will only go so high in price.

It seems to me accepting bids for a rental would only benefit the landlord in a very competetive rental market with low supply/high demand where you might find high quality renters willing to oubid each other just to get into a place. 

One thing I'm having trouble with is getting the numbers for construction of the actual storage lot.What I'm not looking for is a massive bid, with hours put into it.