I would not spend the time on a $100 door investment, as it would probably take good amount of effort and time that could be spent on an investment making $2-400/door.

If not you’ll probably have to find another investor to partner with.

Lets say we put in 200 hours of time (probably spent more) and my time is worth just a lousy 10 bucks an hour, that is a $2,000 extra loss right there.

I was analyzing my positions a few weeks ago when I realized I should probably start investing in real estate. 

I bought a 100 year old house that probably had lead Paint throughout but I didn’t say it had lead Paint because I had never tested for it.

BUT as I looked at their fee schedule I realized that I would probably end up coming out of pocket about the same as the 35%.Point is review those terms and fee schedules and if at all have someone with experience look if over for you as well.

The tenant will probably not want to be there during the work, but may not be happy about strangers in their home while they are not there.

The no money down thing never made much sense to me and to be honest I have never even tried it although I could probably name several folks that swear by it and to be honest about that as well some have been quite successful but to me if it is not for everyone then it is a no go.

However its probably appropriate up front to ask.. how do they handle customer communication and how quickly do they respond per their business systems..  

There may be some programs allowing title to stay in the name of the LLC, but will probably be more expensive (up front or over time).2. b) Financing in your name has a value that, based on your post, was not negotiated before hand.