With regard to renovations, I always suggest taking incremental steps to bigger renovations or partnering with someone who has already done a renovation at that level.I've been known to just go for the big rehabs for my personal investments here in Chicago , and during that process, it's always more stressful than it needs to be...As far as navigating the competition, I've found the best thing I can do is get EXTREMELY CLEAR  on what I am looking for; then I am confident pulling the trigger quicky. 

Is there someone willing to guide me through this process?

Implement scalable systems and processes to effectively manage and grow your real estate holdings.

Be more thorough with your turnover process.

As a result, Lendbase was compensated by the lender we wouldn’t ever have to pay Lendbase anything except for an $8,000 upfront fee to process unlimited loans for us for three years.

Hi Ashley, We have found what works well for us, as well as our clients is to ask them during the on boarding process if they have any preferred contractors.  

Sounds like you have a pretty poor security system.Even with a good security system, having a tenant provide ID is the first step in a professional screening process. 

I would explain to them your process of handling requests, response times, property inspections, and so on.

@Phil SheltonYou would need a civil engineer to provide a drawing to get submitted to zoning and get a permit if it passes zoning is most common This also depends on the road - if it’s a state road forget it as it will take a year to get approved and cost a fortune - if it’s a local road process not as cumbersome but don’t expect this to happen quicklyIn some instances you may have to prepare sight distances etc to make sure it’s safe to add a curb cut

I’m temped to order an appraisal this month, or does that seem like over kill and do you recommend I sit back and trust the real estate process?