Reading through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Wholesaling takes you through the steps and how to properly calculate what's needed for your property. 

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He can stay with family while he recovers, and then take care of his stuff in storage.

I gave myself $150K because I wanted nice appliances etc. so I tacted-on $20K as it would be a live-in flip for us in the smaller house while we rented out the bigger house during our stay.

I talked about this in my blog post US Cities for Turnkey InvestmentI would consider cities that have grown or stayed stable at least, to avoid pressure stock of vacant houses hanging on that rental market.

I'm currently renting both 1st and second floors and staying in the basement.

A great way to get started figuring out WHAT those questions are is by reading through this free guide "The Bigger Pockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide": https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin....

I've read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and continue to read blogs as able during my commute. 

Does anyone have a guide to legit, cost effective VA's?

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