But yea I would have been proud of the work if I did what I wanted to do so I will definitely scale back and invest that extra money into a BRRRR property down the road... 

And when you say you rented the basement or you saying you turned your basement in the first home into a extra room and rented it out?

If you have or don't have contracts with your subs, you can still write up a simple agreement that states any extras will be paid cost plus a %.

Had to get outside the network contractors at extra expense.

For the past few years I have put real estate on the back burner cause I thought it was a extra income to my first job.

Does anyone know someone who wants to install 6 double hung windows for extra cash in the Peoria/Pekin area?  

Understand that it takes capital like three or four months rent to have success with each sandwich lease property so if you don't have the money to protect the seller in case the tenant doesn't pay you, don't do sandwiches Also a word about Credit being tight and the tenant buyer having difficulty getting a mortgageDon't put anybody in that property just because They have an option fee. 

After a lot of curse words and a extra $2500 the AC is fixed and the electrical is done.At this point things are now moving smoothly, Electrical is done, AC, plumbing is looked at, concrete poured for the kitchen addition, roof done and were ready for Sheetrock!

so about $60/mo extra.  

I need that extra money to close on another investment property this year.