Best of luck with your endeavors my friend. :-)

Congratulations on your new endeavor into investing.

I have no contracting skills whatsoever and it is my weak point so finding a contractor was the number 1 priority for both these endeavors.

I wish everyone continued success in all of your investing endeavors!!! 

We wish you the best in your RE endeavors!

I've got a pretty good handle on my finances, consider myself a fairly savvy investor in real estate and the stock market, and still think this is a fruitless endeavor.

Anything else I may not have considered before embarking on this endeavor?

Good luck in your future endeavors. 

Good luck with your new endeavor and keep posting on BP.  

Also, contrary to popular belief, an “Additional Insured” is ONLY afforded liability protection under the liability portion of the policy and there is no coverage whatsoever for physical losses resulting from such things as vandalism, theft, fire, wind and hail, and so on.A PM trainer by the name of Judy Cook had some interesting points: Yet it seemed to be more beneficial for the PM company to be listed as Additionally Insured so to help focus on accomplishing the task of defending against a tenant suit.http://judycook.biz/additional-insured-vs-addition...So additionally insured seems great for commercial property, commercial business, endeavors but could be confusing for Landlords.