I text them (suited houses mainly).

so I drove to the property, there explained everything. you can see the sky through the roof, half of house was gone, the windows were boarded up..... it was in a tiny neighborhood, I mean there are only 7 houses in the neigh hood, off a main street.

(Did a lot of work myself) Probably could have gotten away with $10-12K but I wanted to make it nicer to attract a better tenant and make sure the after repair value was high enough that I could get my money back. 

When I buy a SFH, I budget some $ to fix up the houses to make it nice, and attract quality tenants.How to Estimate Future CapEx Expenses on a Rental PropertyRental Property Investing Made Simple

You CAN get a deal first but you had better know your market and be able to run numbers but also identify what is an attractive deal to a buyer in your area.

Otherwise, there are services too I think that can be your business main address.

The size of each floor is the main determining factor. 

It has a 3 bd, 1 ba on the main floor and a 1bd, 1ba in-law suite up top that I plan on living in.  

I am planning to buy a Beach Condo which will be used mainly for rental (via a property management company), and also will be occasionally used by me.

My main issue was not losing my positions in my other accounts, thus the need for a personal loan or a collateral loan of some kind.