The contractor we hired began the first week in April and promised that this little 2,000 sq ft. cottage would be completed by the end of June, then the end of July with concrete promises & fingers crossed to have it finished before school started.  

I plan to keep a room in my condo when I move so I can keep a finger on my businesses here.

There is a lot of knowledge and content at your finger tips...

you need to budget more for maintenance and repairs - I wouldn't expect college kids to lift a finger if something goes wrong (and with 4 rooms full of college students, stuff will break more often than you'd want) and be disrespectful to your property. 

(On BP, everything, including tools, is at your finger tips on your phone or computer, and it is easily found in the search bar at the top of your screen for free)   3. 

Doug W. not yet, I'm leaving my job in April and have a great mentor that flips here regularly, its very competitive so I'm crossing my fingers, will keep you posted.  

i am looking for some inpur prior to  my first venture into RE...my current biz has 15k/mo positive cash flow and in looking to put this to work in RE.this 15k.mo is not passive income , i work hard to make this and it keeps me busy BUT as the owner i do control my schedule so there is flexibility there to make time for a new venture.ive made some really stupid investments in the past (heavily aided by the recession and scammers) so im looking for any suggestions on strategies to invest this and create a more passive income so i can retire before my fingers join my hair in falling out/off from running my web biz.MUCH THANKS!

*NO* nose rings, earrings (if you are a guy), visible tattoos (wear long sleeves if you have them on your arms), powerful colognes or perfumes, or rings or necklaces that are overboard (forget the ring on each finger, or the 1970's used car salesman necklace) --- save all that stuff for the weekend.That's my 2 cents... ;)

Cross your fingers for us as we wait to hear back from the bank!

The numbers are tight, but I'm crossing my fingers I can "make" it work.