It takes vision, patience, and time.  

In reference to your question about contractors helping with this, in my experience it is much better to come to the contractor with a vision/plan, have them point out any issues and  offer suggestions for work-arounds or how to do it more affordably.Next, as Ray mentioned, get out and check out what other flippers in your area are doing.

The driver claimed later he lost 70% the hearing in his right ear and half the vision in his right eye.I know this because I was the only passenger on that bus who stayed with the driver.

We added a room and just had the final rough inspections on it and now we are giving her a price for demoing out that room... she has a vision for the house that is nothing like what we were executing so in the end everyone will et what they want.

If you have a very clear vision for the asset, more power to you, but if it was me I would stay away and stick to my target acquisition criteria.

Thats no negative on the product, just a negative long term vision of the borrower.

The main reason I joined BP is the networking opportunity to find outside capital to being this vision into reality!

Do you send the tenants a welcome letter informing them of your vision / terms etc.

We have had a couple contractors that came in, that had referrals and was able to see our vision and put it on paper, but when it came down to it just didn't execute.

Don't let short term happiness/vision destroy what you ultimately want.