You marry this data with the Property Radar app we have here and as an investor you miles ahead of those that just wonder around in the forest.. or want to rely on others to do their homework for themgoogle Property Radar and see how powerful that tool is.. 

A lot of managers prefer not to pay for any type of marketing, relying completely on word of mouth. 

Of the few investments that I have, they almost completely rely on a good team to make it happen. 

when I know its a burger king :)I also make them pull the settlement statement and read me a number from one of the lines.. etc etc.. we are very careful.. but you can see how these guys just hammer us here.. so many folks rely on e mail and text its really too bad.. e mail is great and all but you have to be careful.title closers went to wired funds some time back because of all the forged Cashiers checks.

Futhermore he is the only contractor who offered to save me money by having me take his list and purchase the material .Addtionally he suggested if I pay in cash he would save me more money ( i checked with my accountant and he verified as long as evrything is accounted for he was good with an arrangement like that )   Finally the most important thing is he worked with other investors several other times re-habing their flips and wants to work with me on his fee because i told him I am planning on doing multiple flips after this first one and want to find one contractor I can rely on for the long haul .   

My second reason would be to supplement my monthly expenses so that my theater career becomes 'fun' again but I won't have to rely on that income to feed my family. 

Should I rely on a third-party such as property manager to report on the rehab so I know it's being done properly?

The first thing you should do is get a nice W-2 job so you have some earnings basis that lenders can rely upon to loan you money.

i was looking at buying a property under value, then  use the equity to get a multi family for monthly income.  any suggestions on how to go about this.  Or even a better way?  any help or feedback is greatly appreciated

Another question, which I suppose I should have asked in the first place, do you knock on doors, or rely on marketing to bring a seller to you?