Consider this due diligenceMark you are posting this on every thread Brian has posted on.. the site frowns on copy and paste jobs.. you sound like a 17 year old high school girl.. get over it some deals just don't close.. 

I am looking to put my three girls thru college, and even though I am way late to the game (they are 10, 12 and 18), I am optimistic that i can achieve this.A tad bit about me is, I am married and as stated earlier, I have three amazing daughters (yes, three daughters, God had a sense of humor with me).  

I wanted a more flexible schedule to spend more time with my wife and baby girl.  

Hello boys and girls, not much to contribute at this point since the little woman and I are brand new to investing.

All the girls loved him.

The girl-friend/wife rent discount etc as others have said is a non-issue.

Some girls too.

This morning I called to follow up and he admitted that he's hesitant because he doesn't like lending to "girls", they cause him headaches apparently (red flag #2-10).  

Obviously lots of friends and family have a guy (or girl) that they know, family, friend, previous agent that they want to reccomend. 

You start out with a list of "big jobs" (i.e. roof needs replacing, plumbing work for licensed plumber (assuming you pull permits-something I think you could get away with 10x easier 5 or 10 years ago not pulling them) electrical work for electrician, demo, drywall, . . . ) Yet, it seems like you'll also get to the point, nearing the end where you will have a long list of "little jobs" detail stuff, little fixes, details you didn't notice due to all of the major fixes needed before, etc, where having a single all around handyman type guy (or girl!)