@Colin Spivey I use Hubspot and find it intuitive but there are a ton of CRMs available.

Works fantastic, easy and intuitive 2D/3D software by Trimble.  

Start a direct mail campaign.Post on your social media every day (not necessarily about REI every day, you don't want to bore your followers)Talk to everyone you know, and tell them you are looking to start your real estate investment journey.In my experience once I took action, I intuitively knew what to do next.

I had the same intuitions; I was wrong. 

Lenders, especially those competent in the area of rehab loans, have a number of resources to determine these ballpark costs like cheatsheats, intuition, and previous contracts or appraisals that they may have done on this property.That said, here's a very important point that I want to make that I hope you'll take and run with. 

And that can be a bad thing or maybe you’re own intuition.

Hi @David Carpenter the short answer is "reps" . . . repetition will build an intuition in this and be an ally. 

I base that on intuition and current market demand in our country.  

It may sound counter intuitive, but if you can lock in massive gains tax free sometimes renting for a year makes sense.

This will sound counter intuitive, but a lot of investors have run into this issue over the years.