The reason I can save so much is because I have a large storage space in the back of one of my buildings (that my PM co rents from my bldg entity, of course) full of basically everything I need to keep me going. 

I've implemented a direct mail campaign for the past 4-5 months (with limited success I feel - 1 deal and about a half-dozen "good" leads, with a bunch of tirekickers) and feel that I'm ready to tweak and/or scale. 

Do your research, and choose wisely.2.5) Never sign a long term property management agreement with an early termination fee -- keep flexibility to replace your manager (you only have to make that mistake once $$$)3) Consider investing in a large property as a partial owner rather than buying a small property, especially early in your investing career.

Using a large LOC will be ok for flipping, but be careful if you are planning to refinance out of it.

I have no past real estate experience outside of paying rent BUT I'm currently looking to get my start in investing through wholesaling and scaling my business up to a focus on renting/flipping muti-family units and some single family flips and wholesales.

Given the house is older and bills are higher, I suspect HVAC and appliances may be out of date, hence the large energy costs.

We are scaling into the commercial mixed use development space here in Atlanta market and are looking to strategically collaborate with 10+ years experienced parties.

Very modest homes similar to this one and in this area rent for around $1500-$2000/week in the high season.We've started renovations by tearing out the kitchen and floors, opening up the kitchen and living room to make one large great room. 

You want all tenant owned homes and invest in as large of a community you can afford to maximise your returns.

I sold a banana plantation and went through the 9th degree explaining why I was moving such a large amount of money to the US.