Quote from @Rocco Forte-Adragna: Hey Biggerpockets people, My name is Rocco Forte, I’m 19 years old, currently in college, preparing to take and pass my real estate exam this December.

Getting multiple contractors involved will be your best bet to get a reliable estimate, though you need to come up with a scope of work.

If not, buying a turnkey, rent-ready property could be a better first bet.

My name is Kareem Daniels, and I am the husband of Shakera Daniels.

It's so easy to have some magnetic signs hanging around to throw on your other vehicle if you want to go do a bid and not take your big ole truck.I have no answer as to why they don't take advantage of this.....it's just dumb (maybe there's your answer :-) I have the company name on 3 out of 4 work trucks .

If changing your LLC name isn’t feasible, consider using a DBA for credit applications.

I also read in real estate by the numbers that it's risky to bet on market appreciation.

If you are closing on a property that you will reside in, can you close it in a Trust, or do you have to close it in your own name, and then later transfer it into a Trust? 

It's not great either but they are stating if given this deal once I have 5 properties; they will allow me to convert my 5 properties (I have an LLC but the properties are all in my name not in the LLC yet) over to a commercial loan (5 properties min) and give me a line of credit to continue buying additional properties.

never heard of them but the name alone would scare me away.