I have heard of half at least a dozen contractors getting overpaid and then ghosting their clients just this year.At this point, you just need to get done so I'd be calling daily and trying to get subcontractor information to keep pushing the work myself. 

My question is, with a job that has some flexibility, what income generating option is easiest to jump into as a beginner with some knowledge and experience in real estate investing?

Example if a half bath cost $6k to put in and you would see an additional $150 in rent, that would me your ROI would be 2.5% which is not very high.

I wouldn't do a new home build for $30k, half of which is overhead. $15k in your pocket for a years work?

Jerry is now asking me for half security deposit after lease term expires.

The problem I'm having is the rent is about half of net pay and the car payment is almost $600 a month. 

But they contacted us and offered us the new HUD reimbursement and that will end half of the homelessness our income from HUD had been held down by GOP Senate to 850 a month just increased to 1250 overnight they called us with the increase most landlords would no longer accept Hud Tenants but now I heard plans of a private investor to put over $1 billion into HUD low-cost housing in Los Angeles Today as it finally pays to do so. our Mortgage was paid off on the property and HUD always pays without any hassles.

An extra half bath on a townhome is worth $150-200/mo in my market.

And it pays over half my mortgage each month!

Lack of underlying soil conditions like you see in Texas  IE foudations going wonky and requiring on going maintance that can be expensive.5. at that price point you get the best qualified renters not the bottom 1/2 of renter pool you get the top half.5. newer construction  Stucco tile roofs etc   compared to 40 to 100 year old homes in other markets that need greater care to keep functional. 6. ease of getting there direct flights to many places a lot of areas in the mid west you have to connect.. thats an issue at least for me.7. things to do..