Everyone thinks they can paint but there's a big difference between a professional paint job and a non-professional one (the latter usually actually damages the property instead of improving it). 

And a local resident is usually very helpful.

I'm happy to share my experience as both a flipper and a lender.

@Alex Houser You need more numbers and a proper inspection to justify the price. 

So This means that in my not-so-hypothetical example, I could convert this 9bed 3bath Multi-Family into 12 Condos sharing 3 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, and a Basement.

An owner had their property with one management company and transferred the property over to my company with a tenant already in place and a lease with the old management company.

I tell the truth and a lot of people get very upset with me.

If you still want to rent out your other bedroom you can have a tenant in the opposite side AND a roommate which would give you two income streams.

I have 10 years of experience in retail real estate and a couple of partners who are interested in investing with me.

no one killed that we know of so far but several injuries and a few neighborhoods hit pretty badly.