Have a pre-approval loan letter handy that states how long it will take to close it and a maximum amount that you qualified for.Just try to stay as close as you can afford stay as close to the main city that you can.  

service.

I then show them another unit on the same property to needs to be completely renovated (cosmetic and hvac serviced etc).

I would also bet that if the investor is buying all cash that his risk profile / tolerance is lower o/w he would be including leverage and hence, appreciation is nice to have but not the main objective.  

you can use smartmove or join a landlord association for some type of subscription service.

That being said I don't recommend your method mainly because it could be seen as taking propriety property. 

Does anyone here have any recommendations on a good local window service company or individual?

My main question is, the two properties I am looking at are fixer uppers, at least 40k will be needed.

The main reason that I left the industry and decided to come out on my own is I wanted to take back control of my own destiny and to build the thing that my family and I will owned.

Any services you can recommend, or did you find a freelancer?