Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

I also did one of their 1% deals in St Pete for 100K.

I would fist run the numbers to see if it is a good deal at the price and everything else, and then I would drive down the streets to see if you see any licensed contractor signs/trucks.

Haven't found a deal that works for BRRRR. 

The institutional firms that do this type of lending (we deal with them every day) have to "securitize" the loans...meaning have their hedge fund/Wall Street backer bless the deal.

They will let you know what you can and can't do without a permit and what you are able to do yourself within the scopes of those permits.My concern is because this is a rental, if you do anything that is not to code and the tenant reports it, you will likely have some much bigger issues to deal with.Given you note this is major rehab, I tend to lean to hire most, if not all, out. 

Would love to connect and help you with finding some on/off market deals and introducing you to property managers.

First, for your own "deal" discovery and landing.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

have you closed some deals?