A successful investor's time may be worth hundreds of dollars per hour.

I need to decide what color to repaint/reface the cabinets. 2.

On ETSY you can also buy hundreds of digital files of abstract art in different color pallets for super cheap ($10-20), then have those printed onto whatever type of print and size you like with Shutterfly or any other digital printing service. 

All the information is out there, but having Thach and his team and hundreds of other students where you can get any question or situation answered in a few hours is a plus to me.

It contains hundreds of files such as ebooks, checklists and spreadsheets for real estate investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/filesGood luck.

Although not required, spending a few hundred dollars can help you discover hidden repair issues.Contingency fundA mortgage lender typically requires you to have significant cash reserves before buying a residential rental property.

I'm a very conservative investor and may look through a hundred deals a month, and at the end of the year only invest in 4-5.

How do you manage this without having to spend several hundreds on potentially every lead?

I took a look at the listings on their website.Most of their inventory is 30+ min from the 'downtown' area.Seems like they charge $400 - $600 a bed in Dallas and Houston + a move-in fee to the guest.It would be interesting to know what their management fees are.You should be able to make money based on those numbers if they have a nice occupancy rate.I personally wouldn't rent from there because I prefer my own space but there are definitely people out there that like to save a couple hundred on rent or even enjoy having roommates(Company) around.Best of luck!

Does changing my piping involving pretty much making me redo like a third or fourth of my renovations for bathroom and kitchen due to all the cuts they have to make or can really good plumbers just make minimal cuts into drywall, cabinets, etc.