When national supply increases, both of those strategies will cease to be as profitable.  

if it has wood shake, it will likely need all new OSB decking, but even with that and 2 layers of shingle removal, you would be at no more than $500 per square or around $9K in my market in KC....I don't know of any roofers in your area but sounds like you should definitely be able to get it done  right for WAY less than $15k...if you don't get any good roofer recommendations, try BBB, Angie's List or NARI ( National Association of the Remodeling Industry) for quality roofers and get a few bids....don't trust a "guesstimate" from another agent or anyone else who is not a roofer

Hi, I strongly desire to transition out of corporate America into RE full-time and build a successful business in real estate.

I do have a full time job working as a Sales Consultant in good ol' corporate America but look forward to the day that I can hang up my "9-5 corporate hat" and focus on real estate investing full time.

Review their resolutions, corporate filings, contracts, etc.

Some states will take a more aggressive line than others about attempts to evade the intent of their licensing laws.Some states create a clear distinction between "individuals" and "corporate entities" in their laws.  

Around a $150,000 house might rent for $1,250, but a $1,000,000 could be rented for $4,000 to $5,000.The national articles are written in general terms and not in terms of local markets, different price ranges, different appreciations and different local economies.I put little credence in any general national article.

I was particularly impressed by the modularized containers with shipping labels set to go to all points nationally.

Agents seem to know people, that know people and they root out the deals that are not listed, or listed locally and not nationally. 

Maybe there's a flat fee involved to preserve this rate.Just a thought, this maybe unorthodox as I understand that everyone's subject to a a national change in interest rates.