In this case we poured footers to put on a permanent foundation and did cinder block skirting, so we paid more for that than you will for typical skirting.By the way - cheap skirting can be a pain in the backside when it comes to yardwork. 

If your goal is to learn to raise capital Joel Block's Dealmaking Symposium is great content and well worth the investment.If your goal is to learn to do financial analysis college courses may be your best bet.  

Then when this house is paid off I would use the equity to build on a vacant lot we own about 2 blocks away in Grays Ferry  Are my numbers right?

If it were further up a few blocks, the market values are considering higher.

Create new relationships and continue to build on the existing ones.As an agent, the main leads you want to focus on are the HOT leads (FSBO and expired) and the warm leads (personal circle/sphere of influence).Focus on speaking to as many people within a specific time block each day and do it consistently.

For all the postcards, letters, "ringless voicemail", SMS spam and virtual assistants I get calling me, I think I've had ONE real honest person call asking if I was selling, and even though I wasn't,  I talked to him like a normal person and gave some advice about cold calling.

I'm well aware that neighborhoods can go from good to crap in a matter of blocks so my next step is to keep researching, find a knowledgable RE agent, property management and then do more research.Thanks for your insight. 

I'd fix or replace window, bill her and also send a non-renewal letter for the earliest date you have (can't evict if paying, as your attorney says).

My day job is building material sales (lumber, doors, windows, drywall, block, shingles, etc).

I would recommend starting with educating yourself thoroughly on the business, your market, the types of properties you want to flip, construction costs, what other investors and flippers are doing etc. wholesaling is very competitive and you need either a very large budget or a lot of time to be able to generate deals.Flipping I am all about finding good deals and good contractors and lease options are all about motivated sellers.Check our Carrot websites, yellow letter HQ for mail they have some good info and turn key sytems.