I plan to hodl for the long term

I am now working as an engineer in the Twin Cities, but have plans of moving to Austin, TX with my wife to house-hack and work in the more plentiful tech market over there. 

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I get what you're saying about AI, but this is just a real take from someone in the business.

Our calendar fills up fast 9-12 months ahead of time so we have to plan that far ahead.

Quote from @Elizabeth Seiferth: I would start to look for another contractor in that area with references as soon as possible, this sounds like even with a clear define plan, the contractor will do more of the same.

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I'm looking to build a fix and flip business and I need a ton of knowledge. 

If doing a light rehab depending on the scenario sometimes an inspection is good if planning for just a cosmetic not to have any surprises later in the project 

If it is, what is the seller's plan if the underlying lien gets called in?