With a natural in and use owner occupied housing, you could likely end up with 1-2 houses a year (each in a new city).The other option is when your baseball career is over, you will most likely end up back in your home town, so you could start the brrrr process there with maybe your parents checking in on the work the contractors and property managers are doing.Best of luck.

She is a contractor and she didn't have to perform this cleaning so she doesn't get paid for work not performed. 

Every thing you read in these forums about rehab, contractor and landlord mistakes, I've done it.

By a professional estimate I mean having a contractor bid the work, not just me estimating the jobs. 

I was a build manager and contractor in Hoboken for years, now a home inspector.

Unless you are confident in estimating the renovations needed, I would highly recommend getting a contractor's professional opinion of the rehab costs.

Since you're investing from a distance, I recommend interviewing multiple agents, lenders, property managers, contractors, and other professionals to build a strong and reliable team.

That's our cap.The only time we have seen an electric bill higher is when contractors were in there working and using a ton of electricity for industrial heaters for a month.  

Also, grow your contractor lists, maybe make posts about their work.  

I have a contact at a military contractor that has employees transfer in for a 3-5 year gig.