This really is the fastest way to get into the business unless you have buckets of money where you can post your own bonding, self insure, have cash reserves and meet regulatory requirements.

Then said tarp had a ton of pin holes in it so I end up running to lowes at 8pm, buying 10 buckets and I spend the entire night in the attic chasing drops and emptying buckets.  

I think networking falls into that bucket, because the results of networking don't turn into tangible results for possibly months or years.Personally, I try to get to 2 local events per month and then reach out to people I've met at those events on a regular basis. 

If you have been active in this market for the past 3 or 4 years you can see this is a drop in the bucket.

If you can vertically trim the whole thing from your side at the property line (tree company with a bucket truck)I'd do it.  

Rather than throw all Turnkey companies in the same bucket of swamp water, you should give some good advice...how about this...Ariella, you're really going to need an excellent team on the ground working with you on a daily/weekly basis to setup you property and manage it over the long term.

They were optimistic that they only had to dig out a few buckets of soil which would make the cost significantly less than $9k.

Not knowing anything about the comps or value of the house it seems like $600 is a drop in the bucket of the total value of the home.

like in your case going to the library and DIY study and learning.Seems to me some people that would spend 3k to get going , get materials and motivation that could be worth it to them.. 3k in the big picture of real estate ( take your 2 mil portfolio) is a drop in the bucket.

While you might be amazed at the amount of paint, wood, tools, buckets, supplies, ladders and tile you can get into a VW Jetta, I really do need something a bit more sturdy.