Don't spend your time doing clean out, hire some guys to clean it out, mainly so you can get it done faster.

Any time you involve additional partners into an investment there can be many more complications, but on the flip side you have the ability to scale much faster and leverage more resources.

I think that would actually go faster than scraping the crappy paint off of the existing siding!

I’m a newbie and I want to know if house hacking, to save more of my pension faster for future investments, a good starting point?

What is this worth to you if your apartment or house could get rented at top of market 30 days faster?

Colonials and two-level homes put more stress and weight on the foundation than a ranch so another question is was the insufficiently built or why did the columns erode.

@Rachel H.The returns on investment sound so good, and much faster than other niches in REI.

More time to read BiggerPockets.It's all about your risk tolerance and whether you want to get rich super slow or want to move things along faster. 

You may need to evict, but some places allow simpler and faster proceedings if the tenant dies.

This type of focus allows you to become proficient faster.