However, it is certainly worth exploring! 

It really depends........ you may be getting over bid by a commercial companies that don't really want this job......and you may be getting under bid by a company that has no idea what they are doing and it will cost you 2-3x more to fix their bad job.....I'd try to get more bids from residential companies, and get a full scope of work bid.... then try and vet their reputations......

Below are the options I have thought about exploring. 1.

Here's what you'll do...Download your PropStream list consisting of the owners' addresses.Create a set of 10 display ads about three things (your reputation as an investor in their area; how you can help them; general branding of your business) and advertise strictly to owners while they are at home.

@Michael EalyOk but if I did want to rename a property because it had a bad reputation etc or I wanted to rebrand it for perhaps value add purposes etc how would o do that?

For some reason he decided to just pay his half on a reputable roofer.  

NJ has a reputation of expensive properties with high taxes,  we also have a reputation for high rent.

A little background on myself, and I am 26 yrs old and initially worked in the venture capital/ hedge fund space for 3 years before doing consulting work for a reputable turnkey company.

It's unfair to the seller and you'll be ruining your reputation long before you have one.

Although it is hard work, the most interesting part of real estate for me is having the opportunity to help families in need to find fair housing and simultaneously having the opportunity at a better life.Lastly, I plan on attending the "Inland Empire Real Estate Investing Club", which seems to be a well known and reputable group here in the IE.