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In case you plan to do the renovations in the future, it is highly recommended to get them done without a tenant in the property.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I would recommend you read "Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat" by David Greene. 

I highly recommend you to learn as much as you can via their recorded videos and/or live event. 

If you are not able to find an accurate number of investors after skip tracing the address, I would recommend calling the listing agent of the flip and working through them.

. - The recommended property access method is a combo lock box for which you can provide the access code when the Appraiser first contacts you.If you want to assist an Appraiser, then you might consider what an actual Appraiser requests rather than what you think they want.

If you are looking for some coaching on how to go about investing on your own then I have a couple of companies I can recommend based on your desire to grow your RE investing knowledge. 

But that is in fact the "hard" in hard work.I use mainly direct mail for my wholesaling and the highest rate of return on any individual campaign is between the 3rd and 5th touches after you've become a more "known" person to someone who needs help getting out of a jam or simply wants a no hassle exit.Will be looking into hiring a VA soon, any companies you'd recommend?

Your title company should have recommendations.