A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

Who's coming in to work and with area in ashes and homes taking 10X longer to slowly rebuild and persons come back, how many of the community business's are non-viable until a certain density is reached. 

.: It sounds like you have a great system down, and I am sure that you can find some handymen that are in the area doing part-time work and then working at a day job that could be pushed into full-time work on your properties.

On the other hand, owning rental properties gives you full control and the best tax perks but also requires the most work and risk management.Whichever option you lean toward, always diversify across deals and sponsors, and don’t hesitate to ask for references or do background checks.

What these $20 - 40k “mentorship’s” sell is a SHORTCUT, but it does NOT work because the PRIMARY real estate education and knowledge MUST be there in order to be able to implement and strategy or tactic correctly, at the correct time, and under the correct conditions.  

Remember, a prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

Hauling it away is the bigger task, but cleaning up after a fire is probably even more work. And

If you can make it work and don’t mind jumping through some hoops to qualify then it’s a great idea.

In your case, it sounds like a similar story.. you identified a property with potential, tackled the structural work, and brought it back to life in a way that justifies a higher price.

They did the work and brought something to my attention.