@Fabio CattolicoFrom my experience, balancing career growth, cost of living, and real estate goals is a smart move.

We're incorporating the prop taxes & POS costs into our overall calculations.

You buy it and now go to look at your beachfront and see a dumpsite of shingles or tires, that will cost you more than the lot is worth to clear out and maybe have the EPA just waiting for someone like you to jump on with fines for the cleanup. 

Eventually you may be able to find a commercial lender that will loan purchase and construction costs up to 75-80% of ARV and you can eliminate a few of those steps.

People pay a lot of money for advertising, so here is your chance to gain valuable "real estate" for free (or for the cost of a sign).

In moderate- or low-resource areas, developers also need to hold a public meeting within 45 days to gather feedback.

in 3 years you can pay off any mortgage 500,000 or less for $1,500 bucks.. or in 5 years a $477,000 mortgage for $100..I am implementing something new for the real estate industry, primarily to mortgage holders & the rent to own industry, as a shorter-term approach to be mortgage free, without cost being an obstacle ..

Am I more likely to be able to add $50k or $100k of value above cost in a high Cost RE market or a low cost RE market?  

Be conservative on your rehab budget, rehab timeline, holding costs, etc.

Renting to Section 8 Long-Term TenantPurchase Price = $250,000Renovation Cost =$3,800Appraised Value = $270,000Monthly Rental To Section 8 Tenant = $2,800Monthly Mortgage Payment = $2,100Monthly Reserve for Maintenance and CapEx = $200Monthly Cash-flow = $500Another investment property was closed and added to my rental portfolio.