If you really analyze your situation you'll find there are many options:  invest locally, even if in an expensive market (I currently live in San Diego and own a duplex there; looking to buy another this summer), invest out of state and use a PM, invest out of state without a PM and figure out what companies are out there you can outsource some of those services to at a fraction of the cost, become a money lender until, etc, etc.My point is, you can receive a lot of good advice from people who are successfully investing in RE, but their good advice may not always apply to your situation. 

I conveted my garage into an ADU for 35k (with permits) I outsourced and managed the electrical, plumbing, drywall and texture.

If you are planning to outsource you mailers yellowletters can buy your list for $0.15 per lead.

We will have to outsource hvac, windows and electrical work.The ARV is from our trusted real estate agent.Asking: $65kTarget price :$55k cashARV: $120kRehab: goal $29k based on not having more than 70% into the deal.

I know podio,or evernote and va's and outsource everything!!!

I'm pretty good at time management Josh, but I'm basically a "solopreneur" building two businesses with some outsourcing.

Have you had too many vacancies, rents too low, too much expensive outsourcing, expensive mortgage?

We decided to outsource our property management and rehab work so we could get back to finding the deals and building our future. 

Feel free to ask why J For fulfillment you can do it yourself to save money if you are broke, but ultimately if you want better response rates and focusing your time on value-add, then you will want to outsource fulfillment to a shop that has economies of scale and can offer you great rates.

We aim to outsource (virtual assistants) all duties that can be automated (analyzing markets/properties, marketing, data entry plus other tasks that we recognize).