Summary: Don't bother trying.

A lot of the players go in and out but overall turnkey ideal is solid for beginners.

20 year Real Estate Vet & Investor looking to connect with players across the nation that are active in wholesaling, buy & holds, house hacking, short & mid term corporate and other hybrid rentals, flipping in the residential and commercial markets.

If I had to bet on it, I'd say that there's a "Montana Wholesale" Group out there where some players check in, just be cautious because people with no experience also try to push garbage through those groups. 

The cost doesn't bother me as I have incorporated that into my rehab calculations and it still works. 

Bother water heaters are 18+ years old, so beyond life expectancy6.

If you need anything let me know, I started as an investor and then transitioned into a realtor that works closely with investors to find and strategize around the right properties for their portfolio from A class SFH to C class apartments, Des Moines Metro is big enough to attract people but small enough to stay off the radar of the big players ;)

My advice to Clients is that if their investment cannot do better than an REIT ETF, such as offered by Vanguard and/or Fidelity, don't bother. 

You shouldn't bother a general contractor until you have a property under contract.Would be good to have an initial phone meeting with them and explain the type of houses you are targeting (example 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1500 square feet, build in 19XX, full renovation needed, etc).

I think what was really bothering me was that I thought I had done a bad job choosing a tenant.