Since the process of making offers and waiting to see if they are accepted takes so long , it's not very efficient to only make one offer at a time .

I know there's a site CHBO that lets home owners do corporate rentals, not sure how efficient that is.

Would you have any more information now being several years past this post on some good content or maybe where I could get my hands on a free report that would be helpful to sellers because I am looking to draw Cellars into my website to give them more information and a reason to communicate with me when they are ready to sell!

And I suspect that the 4K number might be a bit low depending on square footage and energy efficiency.

I highly recommend the book "FLIP" as it identifies those tasks for you and also provides an excellent workflow chart to keep the process as efficient as possible.

That takes good systems and processes, as well as communicating those systems and processes to those working with and for me.- Managing the business.

I want to flip houses with an emphasis on energy efficiency and green, healthy improvements.

The main thing is to communicate with your family about your intentions.

The most efficient path to the idea of 'just buying a note' is literally go to one of the exchanges and start reviewing and bidding on a note you like.  

Sometimes it is more efficient to keep a central heating plant (gas fired), but that really depends on the building envelope.In our buildings where utilities are already separated, we have been moving towards ductless mini-split heat-pumps as the primary means of heating (6-7 months/yr) and cooling (2-months/yr).