@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.

The payment would be made out to him as well and not directly to whoever his window supplier is.I got another quote from a Universal Windows who can also do the job for about $6800.

If you are an executive Costco Member, they have numerous lenders to choose from for only $275 loan fee!

Even if you assumed the same passive return for both options...15%...you would have to analyze and invest in numerous flips (say 15 or so) over the course of 7 years to get the same return as 1 longer term syndication investment. 

I listen to numerous real estate podcasts, including bigger pockets, and I have heard many "self help" or alacarte services that help landlords manage their properties themselves.

It has dramatically changed my late paying tenants to always on time tenants.There have been numerous other tips and tricks I've picked up over the past couple of months. 

A comprehensive spreadsheet of the specific materials you would use in your rehab is the way to go.Home Depot has a canadian version.http://www.homedepot.ca/for specialty items amazon has alot.http://www.amazon.caYou can also speak with private suppliers in your area.

;-)As you poke around this site, PLEASE check out the NUMEROUS pod casts.

After not being able to recruit any of the people I know and knowing I need others to keep me motivated to see this through (it's a idea I talk about, but never seem to have the motivation to just do it ) , I want to start a MeetUp/Facebook to start a local group in my area.I want it to be a group for local people to hopefully to pool together money and/or time, have almost a book group over the "The Book on Flipping House" (telling them to buy the book of course) and have way of introducing them BiggerPockets.So please tell me my idea is flawless and will lead numerous people and my self to the promise land right?

They might not do anything for me then, but they will hear from me numerous times until I get it dropped to market value.