How do I get direction?  

My initial plan was to flip it, but due to the uncertainty of the market direction at the moment, I decided to keep it as a rental and refinance it to cash out my investment cash: 70K + 5K Fixed Costs + 25K Rehab = 100K 125K x .8 = 100K the #s makes this a solid BRRR deal.

Financial info about me:I have my own home directly next to a hospital where I work in Baltimore, MD (I work as a Nurse).  

I bought my first deal from a wholesaler for 18k, I put 14k into the renovation (this 14k included a new ac unit and furnace- contract labor is also very affordable in the Midwest), and it is rented for $675 a month.

Hi everyone,I've recently found an abandoned property in my neighborhood where the owner has passed away. After doing further research I was able to find the attorney handling the estate and was given a payoff amount....

Don Roenker was the PE I was eventually directed to.  

The problem is the measuring and data entry is labor intensive. 

A good agent knows where the deals are and has direct info from MLS rather than old data from trulia and zillow.I have the name of a great agent in KC who will find you what you want.  

@Gwen FyfeA lot of owners choose to pay the water / sewer bill directly, even if they bill their tenants for actual usage.

Problem with that might be that your GC won't watch the prices on labor which is ridiculously high right now: these mandatory 3 estimates on big jobs might be from couple overpriced big companies and one lower from a friendly company to your GC.You first need to build relationship in the area to know what the prices are generally: labor, materials, location of the property, desired finishes.The last note: good properties go with much higher prices than min bid, because of very competitive market.If you buy a property for $100K, it will be totally different rehab cost, quality of finishes etc than a property for $500.