If it's a specific job such as plumbing etc, get several quotes from licensed plumbers. 

@Aarti Bambha there are several Personal Unbrellas with a limit of 25 locations, 100 units.  

One suggestion is to run your calculations with several different holding periods to help get a better idea of how the investment could perform. 

I keep my rent a little lower than market and have several tenants that have stayed multiple years.  18 years renting and I have had a 8 year and 5 year tenant.

That saves several thousands.  

All:I have been combing through Zillow and Auction.com for several months for my area (Southern Illinois / Belleville) and I am having a hard time finding properties that have good Value in them. 

You're definitely in the right place :).I know several people who have found success with the House Hacking strategy.

There are some reasons why flipping might be better in an S-corp (in terms of expenses, salary, maybe formation of health plan and Solo 401K, etc.), for which you should consult a knowledgeable CPA, but those revolve around shifting areas of taxation and deriving additional benefits.You'll want to do your flipping in an LLC (and if you plan on doing multiples, you should look into Series-LLC) for liability purposes (,  so that if a buyer of one of your flips comes back years after the sale with a lawsuit, you are protected).One way or another, the money gained from flipping is active income and you'll have to pay taxes for it.

(several hikes are already scheduled by the fed) No pre-payment penalty either. 

End of story: $80 for labor and capacitor.Issue 2: Tenants had several late payments leading up to Tenants texting PM that they are breaking the lease at the end of the month.