In progress... finger crossed!

You can cross reference the cost through researching online as well.Now to answer your next question: How do I find good contractors.Answer: one way to do it is through networking with other rehabbers/landlords/investors/ real estate agents (who specialize in working with investors) and property managers in your local market.

If I am crossing any lines, please point it out to me and it will not happen again.

That way, I can partner with my uncle in his house-flipping business.Increasing my income did cross my mind, but I’ve forgone the idea mainly because:1.

As I get up to multiple rentals, it might make sense to separate things out from an accounting or lending standpoint, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.  

I have owner-occupied a double in west Cleveland near the Lakewood border for 3.5 years. 

I am at that limit now and looking for some lenders to cross that bridge.

If you really wanted to go above and beyond you could've checked county records weekly, found out when the bank took the property back, cross searched the specific bank with other properties and found the handful of agents they use to list their properties, reached out to each one and said "hey, if you get this asset can you call me so we can put in a very strong cash offer the day it gets listed?".

You seem to have you T's crossed and I's dotted so I'm sure you'll make the right choice.

Adding some diversity to my portfolio by branching out of my town and crossing into different building types.