Make the inspection clause “For Informational Purposes Only”, or waive it entirely if you have the experience/balls . 

Takes a bit of work on your part to get the ball rolling but can pay off. 

I want to start giving out offers to property sellers so I can get the ball rolling on my first deal.

As many here have said, you are best served to hit the ground running now with your VA loan and house hack a 2-4 unit to get the ball rolling.

I can text or call my rep and they're usually on the ball within minutes to fix any problems. 

This is an example and needs to be modified but the goal here is if/when a contractor with no money invested drops the ball; you can easily and cleanly find another contractor to complete the project.

Some other alternatives that may exist in your climate would be furring the exterior shell out, Adding a continuous Rockwool insulation shell, and then creating another layer of exterior siding.

From my perspective, those who are successful starting out in this arena do well not because they planned the process via asking BP members how to do it or paying some unknown commodity crazy $ for training, or even investing in software before a deal is done -- heavens NO -- but because they actually had the balls to CLOSE a single (good?

This is basic but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen realtors drop the ball and not staying on top of things.

Even if they play hard ball, from your numbers above, you'd make about a 30% return on the improvements- that's not bad when coupled with good cash flow.