Once he gives you a written price range for the work, just be prepared like any seller would need to be, to make it right, by either 1) making the repairs necessary, or 2) paying for the repairs to be done by the buyer (like offering a credit at closing for the amount quoted, or putting the money in escrow, etc)...does that help any?

"It will depend on your dti ratio.The main factor will be whether the bank will finance a non-primary residence (ie an investment property) for you on top of your primary.Be prepared for 25% down and a higher interest rate.

It's worth it to me to pay the extra preparation and filing costs if there is. 

Now is the best time for you to prepare yourself to be a investor by sitting down and learning all your provincial landlord tenant regulations.

Whatever area you choose to have a rental properties just be more prepares with all the great advice you are given in this forum.Being a landlord in poor areas is more of a job than investing and some landlords manage it well because they live in those areas and understand it.

Purchased the SFR property in late December, while preparing to do rehab this month had several people call interested in the property "as is" to do the work themselves. 

Here is the problem we have been running into:We spent over a week preparing the unit for showings by cleaning, decluttering, and fixing minor things.

A couple years ago I bought a foreclosure as a primary residence and first home. Purchase price was 36,000 with a conventional loan that is nearly paid off. I have been putting some work into it while living here and ...

I have been learning and preparing for REI since Mid Summer 2016.

I would recommend starting with a big company for training and education sake, but be prepared to doll out a lot of your paychecks.