What are the best resources/materials to become a realtor? 

Keela,This is a tough one because I believe that some investors may buy that house for a buy and hold property instead of a buy and flip opportunity.

If you are getting 80% LTV that is pretty good bc the banks I am dealing with want to give me 80% of purchase price and when I am buy at a discount that makes it tough but I do add repair but in the past I could fudge it a little but now the make sure you do them.

The last thing you want/need is this tenant to be injured while doing such work, only to find your liability insurance will deny the claim based upon such an “arrangement”.Also, if you are rehabbing and flipping houses, do not purchase the materials foryour contractors as this too will imply an employee/employer relationship.Get your bid.Pay your contractor and have him buy his own materials based on the bid.

Finding a good contractor is tough.

But it's tough to just walk away from a steady salary.  

If they discover that the buyer has not respected the occupancy rules governing access to the property, they may claim a material breach in the purchase agreement. 3) cost overruns often occur in construction projects.

@Jeff G.  80 calls with 780 letters that is unreal.. are you marketing to low value assets in tough areas ? 

As an agent it's tough for me to dedicate time to you if you don't commit to me and you work with 3 or 4 of us to find your deals ya know?

New York is tough enough as a landlord.