@David Ward  Take a look at the Networking Events forum for a meeting tonight (Thursday, Jan. 19th) that you will find of value in numerous ways.

He should build a list of materials and quantities that he needs to do the work.

However, I would look into door knocking if you are just starting out and don't have the capital to send out in large quantities.

At some point you will need to leverage these sources because you personally will either run out of personal capital or max out your borrowing ability.2) Systems- this will be rapid growth and if you don't have a ton of experience this will do nothing but blow your mind, so with that said you need systems in place to handle the quantity.

A home inspector should be able to check wiring, plumbing, foundation, roof, raydon, among numerous other things.

I appealed the appraisers estimation of market rents, citing numerous listings from Craigslist showing that fair market rent was much higher than current rents.

On the flip side, how else would one numerically evaluate properties if not for a formula much like the one devised for calculating cap rates?  

I have walked away, from many potential acquisitions just because the Management Company provided me unique, real time insight that I factored into my numerical analysis.

After putting in numerous bids on reos and talking to other investors the general rule of thumb is 80% of FMV is about as low as you'll get in this market.Most banks are just sitting on properties letting them go to auction every two months until they finally sell.

I understand that my personal credit and/or business credit will be reviewed by potential lenders as part of the underwriting process and that this will result in numerous inquiries in my personal and business credit report.