The additional costs not factored include: adding electricity to the additional 5 units, paving the driveways (would use either limestone or asphalt), and then the biggest expense and unknown would be bringing in the additional mobile homes.

Trying to find my first deal that’s the biggest hurdle. 

That house is now in its second month of returning $1100/month net.I'm ready to make real estate investing my full time job in 5 years, with my biggest interests in small multi-family (2-6 unit) buy & hold rentals in the Austin-San Antonio corridor plus Houston, and will probably feel the bug bite again to take on another BRR project as the second or third house (let a gal rest for a minute!)

I think the biggest lesson on this one for me was that if you just start doing stuff, things can happen.

The biggest problem was water damage from a busted pipe and water damage to the added porch.

@Todd DexheimerPatience will be my biggest test .

The biggest hurdle you run into getting these completed is getting all the contractor information complete and approved.

What are some of the biggest issues you have with working on these homes and with these types of loans?

She did have to set it up so she could get enough monthly revenue to make DTI ratios, and prove that the money would last more than 3 years. 

I'm waiting to find out what the current revenue is on the properties, but I'm extremely new to real estate.