Has some of you had success with DIY in-person auctions?

In any case I don't see more than 3-5k for a diy or about 10-15k to hire it out.  

Thank you so much for the welcome, advice, and links to set me on the right path.Every tool in the kit is valuable, but it's my personal belief that connecting and networking is among the most valuable. 

Since you're investing here in this area, I would also advise you to start learning the single-family DIY game with this property, and a small brick-veneer duplex is the easiest small MF to do that in.

After registering with a few state SECs and federal SEC (not difficult or expensive with Cowgill's SEC kit) can I borrow from non-accredited lenders?

Hi DIY people,I'm in the process of renovating my first investment property and it is becoming time to paint the exterior.

It's not a bad process legally (DIY).

This is about the least DIY friendly activity in construction today, but the site manager still has a role to play in making sure the work is done well and the outcome is what was agreed to in the contract.

It's very strict on guidelines and handicaps people who want to DIY.

Or you could DIY by compiling a list into excel and then mail merging that list into Microsoft- YouTube will teach you how to do all this.You can use a company to get your lists for you like listsource or you could create your own list by going through each individual parcel.