Broker, direct mail etc.Direct marketing / cold calling is always a good bet, in the commercial world if you get a hold of a building owner in a principle-to-principle setting you can generally have some good conversations and suss out if there is an opportunity or not. 

Build it on excel is the best bet... you can adjust it for use in the future

I've looked around on the site, but have been hesitant for the same reason as Youdo - don't want to get involved with a bid that I can't close and then lose my bidders' fee.  

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

I was wondering if there was an area on bigger pockets for people either with those skills or people who are  looking for blueprints for a remodel or other items that may go along with renovation/newer construction work that could be involved in real estate investing?

Your best bet would be to do a tear off of the existing roof, inspect the wood planking for rot then re shingle it.

You will have to get the property appraised at the time of distribution to determine it's value and the amount of distribution will be taxable event unless you are taking distribution from Roth and have met the requirements. 2) Non-recourse lending means that the borrower does not provide personal guarantee for the loan, the underlying asset is the only security for the loan.3) You can contribute into an IRA independently of your 401k contributions, assuming you are eligible based on your income.4) If you set up truly self-directed Solo 401k plan you can invest into virtually anything except collectibles and any transactions involving disqualified person.

Gentrification is a powerful thing and having seen it up front, I wouldn't bet against it. 

With the current tax proposals, if you purchased a property with a large loan the interest may not all be deductible however renting is one of the worst things you can do from a tax perspective.Given the information you have posted and past experience I suspect that your best bet would be to structure a 1031 exchange on your property with the greatest appreciation, exchange it for a property that you want to live in, and move in after a period of time. 

The bet offer we can find through a bank is 30 years at 4% interest with 25% down.