You have a construction back ground and that is a plus for what is one of the more difficult parts of a rehab process that many have a tough time managing cost effectively.

Brandon, well the market is tough down here for rehabbers like myself, very low inventory on the MLS.

He basically makes a commission on the front and back but manages the rehab w/o a fee, keeping his crew of workers as busy as possible.

I moved out several months ago and renovated the place completely, I had some neighbors and co-workers actually show interest and ask when I'm putting it on market.

The hard money industry has a tough image to overcome.

Set the expectations and you'll be golden.To be real though with all the of the responsibility of the military requires of it's members I think it'll be tough to manage a successful growing RE business that requires serious hours.

@Steve Foth , That's a tough call to make.

He is currently deployed but will be home soon.Being from a tough military guy it just blew me away !!!

When I wasn't looking into investing a couple years ago the downed economy made this easy in some neighborhoods, now though it's tough to find retail.

You'll find CFDs made to a cousin, or step child with a different name, deals done with neighbors or co-workers and favorite tenants too.