Next to 0 unless it is coming from a personal contact or a HELOC or something like that. 

If you can find a partner with the capital and/or lack of time, you can become that go to person on the team to make sure you are making solid decisions on the buy side, especially if your partners are out of state. 

We run in-person meetups in Northern New Jersey on the first WED of every month, but in July it's the second WED in Morristown.

It's not super active but most questions do get answered, and I feel that having access to that area gives me more credibility to the more experienced investors there.

They will want to walk through the place and may change their offer based on their personal inspection. 5.

If you are thinking of creating a secondary market of some sort, you'd be the third person in the last 5 years that I've talked to and answered this exact question. 

Experienced contractors regularly have to add change orders once they get started because things arent always the same once you start doing the work.  

see link http://www.dupageco.org/Recorder/3392/You can search personally or online.

I have the capital for a down payment and holding costs for a year but am struggling to find a lender who does not require a first-position lien on the home (the seller does not wish to subordinate his lien position).It has occurred to me to seek a partner-investor who would profit share with me if I was responsible for renovations, as I’m an experienced and licensed Residential Contractor.

Other option, be a person of solution on where they are going next, help them find a place rental etc., or get them lined up with a residence in and pay for it for the first month.