There is nothing wrong with doing most of the rehab yourself, I did a lot of them in the beginning, but know you will likely make more in the long run if you hire out the work.

There are two 36ft tall garage doors.

I am not a big fan of this unless you can earn good money on the cash you pull out; and it makes things a bit illiquid.Conversely... paying off a real estate loan feels good, but at the same time getting cash out of a house that is paid for is not necessarily hard but can be a pain.At times I suggest that people run parallel for a bit... have your cash sitting somewhere earning 5-6% and have your loan charging you 5-6% (or less or more, I know, but...).

I know our Paychex program has a background check company we use.I guess you could run your prospective employess thru your property management software like a tenant...

I did not know that before the appointment, but saw the issue as soon as I stepped inside the door.

Are you looking to deploy the 200-250K into syndications run by other sponsors? 

I had run through 4 good but limited accountants before biting the bullet with Wealthability.  

The overall goal is to do the traditional 'stack' over the next 5 years (duplex this year, double the number doors each year for 5 years, a la Multifamily Millionaire).

@Allison HodgesI've house hacked twice in Reno, NV and now run them as full time student rentals near the University.

But there are times when you run across a very good deal but have all your working capital already tied up, so you need extra capital to get in the deal.