It's only a stepping stone to break free.While you are slaving, eat ramen, roommate up or live in trailer, avoid Starbucks and tuck every dollar you can squeeze out into a bank account. need 20% down and money for materials. so for 80K home (trashed), you will want 35K banked to get started, just a rough idea.Then, get pre-approved.

I also have a decent chunk of assets tucked away in my 401k, stocks and Crypto. 

The villages isn't bad per se, but residents tend to enjoy that they are tucked away from massive growth in their own community so the lack of appreciation is a bit self inflicted.

Situated on a large 10,000 sq ft lot, this home is tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac with plenty of privacy and peaceful quiet.

I currently have some money in saving but not the 10's of thousands some might have tucked away.

The largest real estate transaction was a $10 million-plus home that found a buyer in a brisk 18 days.San Francisco District 3 — up by 19.6 percent — Tucked away in the city’s southwestern corner, District 3’s median price of $1.32 million reached a three-year high in the second quarter.

I would tend to say about 90% lose their shirt and walk or run away with their tail tucked between their legs with a small to big loss to show for it.

If you tuck away details around the project, financial situation, credit, experience, etc., these will inevitably come back around later in the process and may provide for an initial quote that does not meet your expectations.

He/she should be able to do typical repairs (woodworking, painting, tuck-pointing, light electrical & plumbing, etc). 

The roof was replaced, tuck pointed, and shingled with 30 year in 2005.