I have a number of interns that work for my offices and ALL of them are totally up to speed in this business now and a few are actually starting to do their own deals.If you need any more help don't hesitate to PM directly.Peter

I agree with JScott you could really increase the speed that you grow with some help.

That being said, this is a great lesson to all to make sure you get multiple bids (at least two) so you have something to compare to.The real hard decision is deciphering which contractor will do said work in the time allowed and at the quality you expect.There is an industry rule of thumb that you can choose ONLY two of the following three: Price, speed, quality

Team in Las Vegas going full speed so I plan to go back and forth quite a bit in the next few years.

@Daunte Flowers I take on a handful of people at a time and unfortunately I don't have any space right not but I did want to give you my own advice with finding a coach.I personally think having a good coach or partner is a great option if you want to speed up the learning process.

Some ways to speed that process up are by selling your current residence and finding something smaller.

Just remember its quality not quantity and their has never been a reward for speed in investing.

The speed of acquiring may be offset by costs and delay of curative process for marketable title. 

So far the Scour/Pounce method is working for me, but I can see it being too slow if I want to ramp up speed of acquisitions.    

@Nathan Platter -  Depends on what the borrower values more: speed to close, interest rate, LTV...A bank type loan will give the best rates but won't close quickly.