I am not sure how much he owns and I am not sure what is the best way to approach him?

Some have to do with cold-calling several famous people and he points out his approach to doing this.Hope this helps!

Since this is our first go around at house improvements and landlording, I thought this would be a good forum to pose the question to folks who've been doing this for a while.My main question is... how did/do you approach creating a timeline and budget for making certain updates while you're living inside the unit.

I wanted it as a BRRRR but ended up letting it go as a wholesale deal when another investor approached me and offered a $6,000 assignment.

Will definitely add those points to the way I approach my future real estate investments. 

But, sure you can/could try to use this a negotation approach. 

How would you approach a situation like this?

I am currently single and have no kids so I like the approach of finding SFH's with 4+ bedrooms (the more rooms the better).

If you approached an owner about a sale you might ask if they want to owner finance.

And take several approaches including internet, social media, telemarketing and mail.