@Michael Willis I placed a billboard on a commercial property which seat on corner site.The rules are different from Citi to city, usually if you want to place a large billboard that will advertise a business which is NOT ocuping in the building you will need a special consent from the city. 

I only see LOI's written consistently in my market for deals ~$3M+ and usually they're off-market.  

Usually, the higher ones tend to be anything with the plumbing/sewer and landscaping.

My work schedule usually keeps me from being able to attend the webinars live.

If you go this route, I would focus on a single property - the one which is costing you the most in interest and/or the one which will yield the biggest free cash flow once paid down - until you reach any prepayment limits imposed by your financing terms.Additionally, if you are able to switch your payments to {accelerated} bi-weekly (26-payments a year) from monthly, that alone will trim your amortization and total cost of borrowing.Another thing I frequently do is to take-on variable rate financing on a property (which is usually at a lower interest rate than a fixed rate loan ... by as much as a 1 pt), but set my payment as though I have a fixed rate loan.  

a new way I am finding contractors is actually through FB Marketplace. go to your local buy/sale pages and you'll usually find a few contractors posting their work. offer to take them out for beers (on you of course) and let them know what you're looking for and if they can help.

Bedrooms usually require egress and a closet. 

The sheriff is usually the slowdown as their scheduling is usually about 2-3 weeks out AFTER you've been through court. 

if you try to borrow money for it, that will effect your debt to income, and banks don't like to hear that your down payment is borrowed funds. the idea of using other peoples money and investing with no money down is usually something experienced investors do. beginners are probably safer using owner occupied loans to get into multi family properties, or saving up funds for their investment down payments

I usually send a friendly greeting and link to an application, along with a list of credentials needed ($25K minimum gross annual income, 650+ credit score, and a clean background).