(I am much more sympathetic to hosts of the places I stay at these days since I became one, lol.) 

There are many virtual meetups that happen every day of the week to network with other operators and investors to ask questions and learn from presentations.

If you pay the same two points in your scenario, you can get into the low 6% range.

Then you will have a 10ish min quick walk through the property and if his pictures matches the reality and you don't see anything abnormal, then after you sign with him assignment agreement and you put nonrefundable deposit and close in about whatever days you agreed on(usually up to 10).  

Be sure to follow up if you don’t hear back, for a SFH they should be able to work up a quote same day.

If it's a triplex and each unit needs the same work... then you need to multiply times 3 plus any exterior or shared items. 

That way, they are not completely taken by surprise or blame you when the temps drop and suddenly there's a pipe burst in the middle of Christmas Day.

It would be interesting to see who or how many other gurus were using the same materials and then just repackaged it, rebranded it and found a way to monetize it. 

Yes, you read that correctly, the appeal can go either way or stay the same, you lose if the taxes go up.My brother appealed taxes on a house in Philadelphia and got a 12% reduction using the guy below:Jerald GoldfineRE Tax Associates of Pennsylvania LLCGood luck.

Yes several investors offer fixed second loan and heloc programs including one 100% online with no appraisal required, disbursement in 5-7 days.