Marcus AuerbachJust wanted to congratulate you on quiting your job, big step and seems you are well prepared for your new venture.

There are plenty of avenues available for this kind of venture, and your best bet is to speak with a Business Attorney in your local area to great a structure that will facilitate and protect this business plan.

What are your thoughts on self designing home renovations for resale vs working with a professional designer?  It seems simple enough to just look at pictures of recently sold comps in your market and emulate what you...

I am a regular Project Manager in a consulting firm seeking for some new ventures out there.

But I'd be willing to venture it'll be caused by one, or some nomination of the usual suspects: higher rates, economic downturn...

Hence I ventured out of state, I recently closed on 2 Duplexes in the Cleveland Suburbs.

If I could ask: have you been focusing more on flips since the first two to make up for your losses/no quit attitude, or have you re-focused and ventured more into buy-and-holds?

I see a lot of diy kits or going through AFA or Protection 1.

You can always venture out further away after you have the confidence in abilities and your infrastructure set up. 

If you venture out to the western suburbs, Account Closed has a monthly BP meeting in downers grove.