Hourly value of skilled labor would be in the area of $30-35 per hour x 50 hours= 1500-1600 per week.

I'm left scratching my head at the lack of basic arithmetic skills of the average posted who wants to retire by cash flowing the $100-150 from their 10-20 properties.

@Olusola AbitogunIt sounds like you don't yet have the skills or experience necessary to try creative financing.

I also have a few friends with building skills and unemployed and up to help. 

You also need skills in evaluating what repairs are needed, and what the costs of the repairs will be to create a realistic budget for the project. 3.

I'm inexperienced, but I'm willing to learn new skills lol. 

Because most of them really can't paint worth a hoot.I will tell two (horror) stories of rental units my mother owned where tenants painted.The first is the tenant who was an artist, so one would presume this tenant had some painting skills.

Fortunately most of the work for this project is finally completed, and the hurdles we faced were a direct result of poor project management skills.

Some of that is paid in two week pay-checks, the remainder is paid out when the property is sold.It makes sense how you would structure the deal, except for the fact that I'm also over there as a laborer (much less skilled laborer but I'm there nonetheless).

This is an essential skill you need to learn.