Enlist a professional.

I may continue with this strategy until my enlistment is up, since using a VA loan requires the property to be your primary residence for 2 years, but buying one home a year is ideal for me. 

The ARV is around 210,000 and the repairs with the enlisted assistance of myself and hubby come in at around 10K. 

I recently finished my enlistment with the Navy and have moved back to my home state of New Jersey.

Enlist a specialist who can locate the mildew/mold, address once and for all and you will be glad you did, so you can comfortably market the property.

They will give you an idea of the area without having to enlist an agent. 

We are an enlisted military family and it takes time to raise that extra 5%.  

I recently finished up a 7 year enlisted in army.

My short term plan is to continue living here and renovating until my enlistment is up. 

But for me I am not there yet and still trying to maximize my cash flow while working full time so I can hopefully retire early and at that point when the bulk of my properties are paid off or down I can enlist the services of a management Co as I will be cash flowing substantially more then I am now and can afford to pay 7,8, or 9% of gross rental income to a management Co so that I can enjoy retirement.Sure it's hard work sometimes and sometimes there are days when I curse and yell but at this point I feel it is important to be on top of things and work harder now so that I can take it easy later..