There steps that require real work and savvy people skills mental toughness.

It may be a lot of work and take a long time AND you may get nothing accomplished and lose the deal but it will be a great learning experience for you and you MAY make a nice profit if you are a Little lucky.

Milwaukee is fast becoming a destination for NextGen workers looking to learn new skills, earn more and better balance work and home for long working lives.5.

Nice work and let me know how things continue to progress for you.I'm out hunting !!!

Is there a page that lists all the BP shortcut links (e.g. biggerpockets.com/books)?

Network with those who are willing to do the work and learn from them. 

What kills the deal, just fact that it's 100 years old, and needs a lot of work? And

Why deal with it twice, do it right now.Sometimes there are reasonable short cuts, but this is not one of those cases.

That experience of having to balance work and school helped shape me into a frugal person and understand the value of the dollar.

Of course you always have to factor in the quality of the work and not just go with the lowest bidder, but routinely checking what the market price is helps prevent costs from ballooning.