I also own the cash flow games 101 and 102 and they are a great way to learn how to improve yourself.

Electric use is not going to decrease in the future so I see no reason to delay making the required improvements. 

2) if so, my plan is to improve this property (with other SDIRA funds) and sell within 5 years -  then 5 years from now could I wrap the owner finance to the new buyer?

My improvements were replacing the furnace, adding c/a and adding duct work to bring basement returns back to the furnace and a/c. 

What I've found so far is that it seems to be a bit of a challenge to locate these lists, since most list providers focus on improved property.

One of my friends swears about using an agency to do all the above work, but they take a big chunk of the profit too.If anyone has suggestions to improve the above caveats, please chime in!

The ISSUE is understanding the VALUE of goods and services, wholesalers need to ask your Attorney General what they see as PRICE GOUGING, ask them how they view the value of any service in real estate. where a straw man never takes title, never touches it to improve it and simply flips a contract. 

., in a civilized area and had improvements or was easily improvable) was taken off the list.  

Since you plan to throw her out - see if you can help her move and find some place for her, Medical is very helpful for assisted living I believe - or perhaps get her family to do so, if she has family.I think someone else mentioned the 10:1 price rent ratio - I use this as a rule of thumb so the way it is now it doesnt work, but if you can improve the rents it will work. the price doesnt seem high for 1700 sf in LA.

We further have direct contact with various staff and management of the principal federal regulators and attend private meetings where regulators discuss their goals and strategy, and I am a charter member of a national Dodd-Frank Task Force created by the manufactured housing industry that has held many meetings with the CFPB, and have helped to negotiate solutions like the new appraisal rule.