Get that bench strength first and then you'll be ready to move forward quickly and seamlessly.Best...

We keep telling ourselves "this is the last one" then decide to do it again.

If a Designer or Contractor is proposing to remove a wall and does not think to check the structural integrity of said wall, then they are no one you should be dealing with.

She tends to take several days before she finally requests a contractor to go out and see the property to make a quote, and then another week before the contractor submits their quotes.  

Then when you sell another 22% and 8% on that gain?

@Ming HuangRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Or do I start by just getting my name out there and then get those pieces in place once I find a borrower?

If the house is listed on the MLS and everyone else has passed on it, then you didn't "find" it. 

Then $10,000 more at time of trial.  

If you're thinking about selling it, you'll probably be better off selling a vacant then with a tenant.