I’m having a really hard time finding motivated sellers on my own & I’m trying hard to not let myself become discouraged. Over the past few months I’ve cold called (boldly) & spoken with over 400 preforclosure...

I recently cleared my backyard out of all weeds, mulch, rocks that were there.

I recently cleared my backyard out of all weeds, mulch, rocks that were there.

As soon as you get a dozen 5 star reviews raise your prices. 

The midwest has been booming as of late and we are in one the hottest markets in a long time here in the Rock County, Wisconsin market.

(I just went under contract on my first official investment property) is find a rock star of a property manager/who also invests in the area but, don’t start the relationship saying you want to work with them.

You've got some major hurdles that will be quite challenging as a 1st time DIY project, and you will need licensed professionals to sign off on some things for permits: Structural (determining whether or not the wall you want to remove is load bearing and if so engineering a header and determining the framing layout for the new wall/door) Plumbing work will require a licensed plumber to pull the permitAny electrical alterations should be done by a licensed professional, a master electrician will be needed to pull a permitThere may be certain steps that you can DIY, such as GCing the project, demo, framing (following an engineer's drawings), sheet rock, tile, installing new fixtures/appliances, finishes, etc. but for the 3 big ones above you will need to bring in licensed pros if you're going to pull permits (which you definitely should).

. $8500 for 13 windows ($650 per window, installed) - these are vinyl, double-paned windows with energy star rated glass2. $4200 for the porchI'd like to get the windows down to $500 installed and the concrete down as much as possible - obviously there is a lot of variance here based on the size of porch and type of windows, but does anyone have good benchmarks (particularly on the windows) and/or recommendations contractors they could PM me?

I think the fastest I have closed a VA loan was like 21 days, I was with a VERY veteran mortgage broker who was pushing us along, he had been in that market 20+ years and is a rockstar. 

You can also get stuck between a rock and a hard place if you CAN't rent due to Strata Bylaw restrictions, and then get stuck with an empty homes tax.