You'll easily spend $3-8/unit to buy and install mini splits, depending on the size/layouts of the apartments.

become a broker and get in the industry its very tough as well 50% burn out rate but 10 years in your in a very good position.. my wife has 25 years in  and all her business is referral she spend ZERO on marketing and is at I think 13 million in sales so far this year... pretty nice... also the mortgage industry is a nice space.. become a HML … I closed a loan yesterday and made a 30k fee.. it took me 3 hours .. plus I will make another 50k in interest.. etc etc.. trying to wholesale houses is one of the toughest things to do.. it really is.. just saying unless your ready to scale. and have the funding to scale.. its not a longer term gig.the big wholesalers I know are really just mid to small size real estate companies.. they have their marketing department.. they have acquisition managers that go out to the homes.. and they spend their time razing the capital they need to buy and or pay for 50k a month or more in marketing to really be a top dog broker / wholesale business..

Was it just based on their reviews and testimonials?

However, I'd like to meet three to five people who have made at least 10 loans but not more than 100 to make sure I'm serving the needs of that type of lender.Any suggestions on how to find a few people who would be willing to spend 15 minutes with me on the phone? 

BP has a great rental calculator to help.I also have a detailed review of these rent estimate tools if you want more info. 

Many seasoned investors find that they can spend that time that may be wasted more efficiently, by doing what they can to make money instead. 

I know it depends on a lot just trying to get a sense of how much I will be spending at closing and all that.

I had fancy UC Berkeley online library access, so I did what anyone in that position would do and read all the peer reviewed academic literature on bed bugs written by people with Ph.D after their name (including pre-modern remedies that worked & still work), and over the course of a few months eliminated the infestation myself - chemical free.

Relative to attorney niches, I’m looking for someone whom can review contracts/agreements from a landlord or STR perspective.

But section 8 has policies for raising rent, so be sure that is something that you can do before spending money on the property