However, you will likely meet a lot of folks that you would never run into in real life and your sphere of influence will grow. 2) Only send and accept connection requests to quality people you have an established relationship with.

Kevin would be an excellent resource for the southern half of your search area as I do not have as many resources down to the Oshkosh area. 

I'm trying to locate a quality GC with experience in fixing old home floors that have settled. 

I was referred to an excellent real estate agent by a friend that invests in rentals in the area.

Yep, returns can still be excellent, but if you're making $60k on a wholesale deal, I should hope you're leaving a lot more profit available for the end buyer, as they are going to be the one taking on all the risk.

Hi Karen, I'm sure you'd like to sell retail because you're thinking you'd make more money, and it's possible, but you have to consider what you're willing to go through to try and get full retail price.Home buyers want HGTV quality and it sounds like you're going to have to wait until a year from now to start, which is another year of potential repairs to be made. 

Depends on the quality of the pump .  

If you quality, this would be great fit.

These properties are also generally very old and many weren't of great quality in the first place.

Using your VA sounds like an excellent way to get started!