Shanaa,How do you compare you confidence and competent level approaching things that is new.That's where you begin once you find the real answer your on your way to mastering your real estate investment goals.No doubt you'll do find!!

No way to get to legal code,,,too narrow,,, too short on headroom...Aim was to make "better" and it has,,,greatly.Been wanting to do this bucket list improvement for 35 years,,,finally had the brainstorm to design and DO it!!!

@Shana Miller - Welcome to BP, you are on you way to conquering your REI fears.After becoming more knowledgeable and confident because of your immersion on this site, take action to snag your first real estate investment deal.Don't get caught up in analysis paralysis.You must immerse yourself in the RE marketplace locally in your neighborhood or afar if the situation warrants it.Take calculated risks if needed and you shall be rewarded!"

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This time around , I want to improve my project management flow by having a more formal contract and estipulations as to the work quality , delivery expectation and payments.

Everything I earn in real estate goes back into improving and buying. 

I can see the light at the end of the rehabs, and I'm confident we are still well under market value on the properties, and they will make great rentals, but I just have to figure out how to get from here to there.

Then you would get the most benefit from the bleed over from any improvements you make.Also make sure you are pushing rents up not down.

The best way to ensure success is to be able to have a tenant buyer use a credit improvement service that puts new positive marks on their credit.Regarding double closing on sandwiches, a truly unique way of avoiding two closings is to use a reverse assignment, where you as the investor places a 2nd mortgage in second position and reverse  assigns back to the seller, which avoids the need for transactional funding and two closings