What should I expect to spend?

Acquiring clients - You need to spend money and a lot of it typically.

In my case my bank asked for a few monthly checking account statements so they could see my spending habitsThe gift of giving- A few months back a co-worker was looking to purchase a home (not for investor purposes) and they received a "down payment as a gift" from a family member.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

Say home improvement and they will send you up to $50k at relatively low rates with no pre-payment penalties and they do not check how you spend the funds.

You would spend far more on Marketing, background checks, tenant placement, repairs, and possibly legal fees with the eviction process.  

It has a text capability.With that said, I'm spending a lot of time in Twilio right now as I see huge upside coming in that platform.You could be up and running with Podio & Globiflow for text within a very short time.

Builder/Investors, what are you spending per sqft? 

But in my experience, you would be better off spending that same amount of time/hustle working a second part-time job with guaranteed income, then investing in buy-and-hold properties. 

and guess what - that might be OK too - but only if 1) you're OK with spending that money and 2) the investment justifies it.