It might be more of a question of critical mass--what kind of portfolio would it take to earn a good living without too much risk?

I'm open to constructive criticism, networking opportunities, creative ideas, partnerships....anything that might prove to move me forward.

I expect my full time occupation as a residential contractor to greatly inform my purchasing decisions and vision for short term flips and long term rental holds.Also, I hope noticing a typo on the welcome page doesn't make me seem like "that guy"...I promise I'm much less critical of user posts :)

Those will be the two critical factors in making your life easy or difficult. 1.

Depending on the area in Lawrence, many of the properties revolve around student housing, and so timing is especially critical because there's a small delivery window before the new semester starts.Just to give you rough idea, we just got a 3-br SFH under contract in Lawrence near KU, all-in $106k (comps at $135k) and $1,175 in rent.

I have some critical things to attend to. 

As I have gained experience, this is becoming less critical, because I know a deal when I see one. 3.

I enter just a few fields of info and it calculates all the critical numbers for me and also forces me to think about everything involved in a deal from maintenance, to cash flow to cash on cash return all the way through the rehab cost. 

I don't know of any property management companies that will allow a resident to pay an entire lease upfront.Screening tenants is critical. 

All advice and criticisms welcomed.Thank you.