So moral of the story, do not be afraid to get your hands dirty, Learn a new skill,  if you can do the work or save yourself 2-3k, when starting out that's huge!

To be a good wholesaler, first off you need to be able to navigate an incredibly slippery slope both morally and legally contacting desperate sellers off market, tying up a contract with them, and then often times attempting to resell that contract without proper licensing to do so and no ability or intent to close on the contract yourself within the time period allowable by the contract and with the intent to back out if you are unable to.

I just posted an article outlining why we focus on bigger complexes--the moral of the story is to go as big as you can.  

Question 3: I have received settlements (pennies compared to what I poured in, just moral vindication) on 2 of the foreclosed properties from class action lawsuits.

The only crummy thing about all of this is, we locked in at phenomenal APRs on both of our houses (3.14, and 3.31 respectively) and looking 5-10 years down the line, refinancing would be out of the question when it comes to lowering our mortgage and boosting our rent because rates are rising!

My gut tells me that 10.5% is probably a better comparison.Plus, keep in mind that most people will look at COC to determine their return, but with leverage you can both boost your COC and you'll see higher long-term IRR than your short-term COC. 

I started with only student debt and now I have significantly boosted my net worth in the last 2.5 years owning the property.

If you do marketing to motivated sellers, or even contact agents to make offers for properties on the MLS, having a website will boost your credibility.  

Is investment in good kitchen appliances advisable as a way to boost home value?

Im not completely happy with my current cash flow so I'll be doing interior painting on the side until I refi the rest of my land contracts and am able to boost my cash flow in 2-3 years.