For my first post, I am hoping some of the experienced members here who have achieved this level of success can give me two pieces of advice:1.

I recently decided that I want to take this business to the next level.

I WILL grow my business to a level where I can work with each of you professionally to our mutual benefit.   

I'm happy to work with new clients, but they have to show a level of seriousness and loyalty before I will take them seriously myself.  

I currently work as an entry-level Electrical Engineer at a manufacturing plant in Columbia, SC.

It provided a level of comfort for all parties.  

But I would say they are basic level renovations.

*Even this varies a lot from market to market, and you may find with a lot of competition from other investors, you'd be wasting your time making offers at this level (too low)...or overpaying (too high) if your market is depressed...bottom line, get to know your market.

We didn't ramp up as fast or as much as you plan to, we hit the level we could handle to self manage in our free time.  

I read recently for the first time in years entry level properties are finally heating up vs the higher end.