If you have not flipped before, they usually want to see some sort of experience before lending you money.Stay with your day job, and rehab on the side. 

My father built houses and sold them, sometimes up to three at a time, while working a job as a civil engineer when I was growing up.  

Does the contractor bid the job for you based on your scope of work?

I invest and do deals out there and it's a great cash flowing marketing with improving appreciation.  

hello BP familyMy name is Stefan Chirila and moved in California from Romania in 2011. happy to be here and finally taking  my first action and come on board.I am 32 years old, did sport at the highest level all my life, I am married and Civil Engineer, when I moved in US I started working as a labor for a small construction company(didn't have rights, and not shame about that), throughout time I learned the language and got my rights and equivalent my degrees and eventually started to work in construction management as an assistant Superintendent for a very big GC, everything is good happy with my job with my growth in US in a very short time, but always had in me the filling that I can do more then just working hard and make money for someone else, always dream about financial freedom, never actually took actions in that direction. 

Even with flips, it still take several months.Personally, unless you have a commission based job or do daytime trading, I don't see a reason to track your network every day.

What if got a minimum wage job ect?

--Here I am looking for how and what they are inspecting the unit and their summary of things to improve on. 

(Understanding that managing the place yourself is arguably the best way to do it, how much of a headache is it when you live far from your investment property and your job keeps you close to home such that you can't personally ensure that the property management company is managing the place well?)

Just my two cents, but why not use your skills as a contractor to improve the property.