Most of the US real estate market has seen inventory continue to rise with a lot of relisting and stale dated listings, but Valdosta seems to be a “Great White Buffalo” (if you get the movie reference).

Can I do it as an investment property first and move into it at a later date?     

Under IRS Publication 523 for 2023 dated February 2024, I qualify as "Service, Intelligence and Peace Corp Personnel" and for "qualified extended duty" (page 4& 5 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf).

My goal for 2025 is to complete 50+ transactions and collaborate with even more people in this community.If you’re a private money lender, investor, or fellow enthusiast feel free to reach out.

He is my preferred lender, as well as, fellow investor  too.

We asked the owner if we could start painting the house before the closing date...

You good contertops and do a tile back splash with some color I think white subway is becoming a bit dated.  

The strange this is I happened to follow up on the delivery date that day prior and they responded to expect it still. 

Hi, Anthony, yes, I have had a lot of trouble with DM returning incorrect data - wrong owner or owner not found, wrong or no mailing address, very few sale dates, and now when I filter on lead status, it does not return all leads with that status.

(should have documented, dates may not be exact) What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?