You want to build the longest runway possible.

This is a good time to choose a closing attorney you trust and like, start building a relationship with them and bring them business.

Budget $15-$20k for a rewire.To take it a step further, if you build a relationship with your subcontractors they may even teach you how they estimate so you can repeatedly build a robust estimate completely on your own.Excluded from the above is foundation issues & outages in the framing (often caused by foundation issues).

Start SavingOnce you land a job, build up your savings for your first deal.

@Brandon Brown I have done this many times on buildings where it is required by code in Berwyn and surrounding suburbs.

Did you every find a 3rd party service or just continue to build your own?    

You building and handling the rental, hanging signs, etc is an orange.

Just doing work together and building a relationship allowed me to ask other agents for deals that their sellers want to off-load.

You would build equity in your own property and could save an extra $2,000 a month.

Permitting for additional bedrooms and garage conversions requires compliance with zoning and building codes.