At the beginning it sounds like you want to scale at a good pace to improve your retirement prospects, just remember the more cash and free cash-flow you have, the more options are available!

I don't like the national services.

Does it have to be a third party service that charges you monthly, or can it be done by a plumber without monthly costs to third party?

If you go out of state, there is no reason to constrain on Dallas until you have done your research.I would expect that some who use neighbourhoodscout do it because it saves them time and money, not because the service is altruistic. 

If so I would redo them and negotiate at least to deduct price of what those services costs as well as what new things came up that did not come up on the first inspection.

For example if you do mailers but don't want to take the calls then hire a call service to do it.  

Good morning BP,I am looking for recommendations for mold remediation services in SE Wisconsin.  

They have 3 service dogs and are stating that the pet fee should be waived.

Hey BP,My goal is to hear some advice and/or pointers on what has worked for people with experience in what their advice is.Background:I'm a Carpenter in Northern California working for a General Contractor totaling 40Hrs-60hrs a week My current work is mainly Tenant Improvements/Remodels, In the past I've done custom homes as well.I'm sole provider at the moment for my family and am saving what I can though it probably wont be significant for InvestingIssues (oppurtunities):Dont have much capital 5000-10,000 - Saving about 500 a month Dont have GC license yet - Will have GC license in November 2017Will have Construction Project Management Cert early 2018 (March)I'm looking to be proactive and find an oppurtunity to enter real estate investing with a sustainable stratgegy.Current thoughts:- I can work full time and get jobs on the side to add to capital power - wholesale remotly, with savings?

Keep making money until things improve, and the value hopefully returns.