After seeking the estimate of several contractors that mostly turned out to be less than professional , I have chosen the one for this project.

I'm hoping to learn and get advice on how to help my family grow their "mom & pop" portfolio and help brand it into a professional entity to increase their current profit margin while maintaining scalable processes.I'm still a newbie but am determined to learn and hopefully make some money along my journey!

With good management, you can reinvest the cash flow back into the property for the next 5-10 years and bring it up to speed at which point you should have a decent property.Rarely are the folks buying these real estate professionals.  

My objections to this is that this cost is coming directly from the HOA funding that I contribute to every month, and secondly its going to be painted by a professional even though the homeowner painted it himself.

I paid for a facebook business page (www.facebook.com/FleuriotHomes) to be built, I got a professional real estate website built (www.FleuriotHomes.com) now how do I drive traffic to generate leads?

We anticipate purchasing our first property within the next few weeks, probably in Indianapolis, and are hoping to add a property in the Valparaiso area soon after.We are also looking to grow a solid network of local professionals near us.  

Now he did a professional job of bypassing the meter.

It is a good place to connect with real estate professionals and to learn about real estate.

You can also connect with real estate professionals in your area by clicking the "Network" tab and inserting your zip code.

Here's some food for thought:Before you make your first investment, meet with a mortgage/financial professional.