I am not afraid of long distance REI but renovations from a GC I am not familiar with can be a little unerving.

An investor friendly agent is not afraid to put in multiple offers until their clients gets a good deal, provide advice when requested, as well as provide clients with up to the minute deals.

So, don't be afraid.

Good luck, and dont be afraid to ask questions!

I'm not afraid of the work, I could do the work. 

Just to complicate things, I'm trying to convince him to sell me an option to buy Bravo, Charlie, and Delta all at once in the next few months while I get together more cash, but I'm afraid that ship may have sailed, along with the prices I haven't already nailed down.Please, HELP ME WITH THIS!

@Charles KennedyMost people are too afraid of failure to even try for success.

Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Unless they become an impediment to qualifying for a loan - which, if you only have $8k, they shouldn't - the math says you're better off not paying them off early.If your horizon is 1-2 years, I wouldn't be afraid of keeping some money in cash.

I can connect you with a more reasonable place, or, honestly, you shouldn't be afraid to tackle it yourself.