So you suggest I keep attacking banks?

As you can see, I’m still formulating my plan of attack until I can get my brain wrapped around the numbers and then map out the formula to any building I decide to evaluate.Hopefully, I’ll be able to own in Venice [when I’ve eaten my Wheaties and grown up].Great stuff and thank you BOTH for sharing!

For example you said "remove all existing toilets" which is great a perfectly clear doesn't leave anything that will be a question of your interpretation vs the GC's.On the other hand "removal of damaged sheetrock" may possibly lead to (contrived) you believe it is water damaged and should be removed, GC believes it is just discolored and only needs fresh paint.That's just an example and maybe the easiest way to attack that kind of thing without having to spend a massive amount of time and energy would be to have a clause about the "acceptable condItion" which is your discretion not the GC or maybe a short list of definitions that is standard across all your SOWs that define acceptable condition....If you have RocketLawyer or know a great contracts guy I am sure they could help fairly quickly.Again, no expert but that is what came to mind, I will be interested to see the other replies.

Once you begin to hit your cash flow goals, use the Ramsey approach to attack your real estate debt like he says to attack personal debt.

Did your wife almost have a heart attack when she saw it?

Lots of ways to attack it, chain link over rock is used here as well in flash flood prone spots, they'll drop some boulders, like 3' to hold rock fill.

The way that you attacked life after life attacked you is the stuff legends are made of.

I feel like a lot of people in this forum who attack wholesaling do not grasp this.

I need to do some minor things to the building (glass block windows, replace garage door, paint, etc) but I'm going to wait to attack it until the spring. 

In today's climate and in your locale, I'd suggest a 3 prong attack... 1) I'd cultivate/work on Bank REO's as well as look for bargains that will sell fast, 2) Pick out an active upscale area of about 300-700 homes and start farming. 3) I'd hold open houses as often as possible in your new farm area.