I called a local Keller Williams agent today to help me sort all this out, find out some figures and begin the conversations.

Estimate usually around $4,500 including dumpster cost. 

If your every interested in investing in other states including Atlanta, Colorado, California, Chicago, Texas, or Florida.

More Serious Question: Does your 2-3k include replacing the tub and surround held together with duct tape?

There are certainly issues including how many and what types of properties you can sell with these methods and to whom, but most of those are consumer protection issues.  

Thanks @William Wilson.

I did some reading up on returns, providers, prices in various neighborhoods in the country including Indiana, Chicago, Texas (Austin, SA, DFW, Houston), Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Florida (few cities), SLC, Baltimore, Cleveland.

We've purchased and read many books to include: The book on Managing Rental Properties; The book on Property Investing; The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No/Little Money Down; Rich Dad Poor Dad... and many more.

Hello BP Friends,I'm going to post a house that I currently have under contract and include all data points that I have.

We followed his lead, even joining a 100% commission, very low support brokerage in exchange for him promising my wife and I that we’d achieve a Keller Williams level support from him, without the painful commission split.