Was stationed in SoCal, Okinawa, and deployed to the Philippines.An odd combo of a gym rat and a bit of a nerd.Compete in amateur strongman competitions.As far as my goals go this is copied from my profile.Task 1: Debt freeCurrently, I'm on the cusp of accomplishing my first task on this road and for me that is 100% debt free.Task 2: 6 month emergency fundMy primary occupation ebbs and flows so an emergency fund is going to be key for my financial safety and health.Task 3: Save up roughly 30kUtilizing the VA for the purchase of my first property means I won’t need a down payment but having money to invest and fix up that first property will go a long way to speeding up my success.Task 4: Buy and renovate my first multifamily property (BRRRR)My first property is up and running and providing positive cash flow.Task 5: Expand to 3 properties within 5 years still utilizing BRRRRGet those properties up and running smoothly and make them highly desirable.

I've got a mentor that I'm working with right now but he has more or less tasked me with figuring out a mailing list.

I think finding the right match is the real task at hand.

We performed nearly $15,000 in repairs on this one and had it leased within 2 weeks of completion.Rented for $800 a month and Sold to a very happy investor for $70,000.Our Trust Deed Investor received an 11% return in less than 6 months and our Cash Flow investor purchased a great, renovated property with equity with an initial 10% return.

He wrote an EXCELLENT and classic article years ago on performing due dilligence on all real estate.

We further have direct contact with various staff and management of the principal federal regulators and attend private meetings where regulators discuss their goals and strategy, and I am a charter member of a national Dodd-Frank Task Force created by the manufactured housing industry that has held many meetings with the CFPB, and have helped to negotiate solutions like the new appraisal rule.

Once you've done that, focus on the one most immediately important task that by completing you can focus on the others. 

Not sure I could perform a delayed financing ( cash out refi).

To be considered income, to I have to be a registered contractor in Kansas and/or insured (if the contractors that actually perform the work are both of the above)?

a 30-40% increase wouldn't be so terrible that it eats up all my cash flow, but it does decrease the returns a bit, but the property would still be performing.