JPMorgan involved in scheme to short fraud currency in their own banks with their own clients? 

And treat this as 1/5th space as a rental.Or down the road, would it be better to have the entire property (home & garage/room) rented out to everyone involved and the property become an investment property. 

Maybe you can help the investors you meet with all the miscellaneous tasks involved with investing like picking up rent checks, turning over properties for new tenants, or even just driving by occasionally to make sure their properties are in good condition.I'd also recommend spending a lot of time looking at all the homes you're targeting in your area, both online and in person.

Being deeply involved in the local real estate market, I stay connected with wholesalers, realtors, and local investors who often share opportunities.

Did you ever have to get a lawyer involved or did it not go that far?

I won't ever close on another OOS property without walking it first but that involves paying for lots of flights and hotel/rental car costs if flying out there to make an offers but the $1500 to $3000 would be worth the cost to me to save on future headaches. 

Ensure that the savings from the new loan outweigh the costs of the prepayment penalty and any closing costs involved in the refinance.6.

Steps 2 & 3 would be the main contributions of a Civil Engineer who is involved. 

All of those can be seen in the thread linked below.Who is Bob Stevens AKA Bob Prisco and what's his involvement in Cleveland?

If you want to scale, it likely won't involve you running your own renovations as a GC.