You have to value your time - if you have the time to fix them up, then the deal is solid...if you don't have time to swing a hammer, slop some paint on, or replace a toilet, then you're better off going retail.One frustrating thing is there are many folks these days that are buying some of these run down homes  then attempting to rent them out or seller finance them on the condition that you make the repairs. 

so before you look away let me just say I'm not giving up, I'm just frustrated and looking for some advice from those that have been there.I've done all the work and setup for starting my first flip project. 

1) vent frustrations 2) listen to feedback 3) send reasonable and thoughtfully worded response to tenantWhat a beautiful place BP is

This is a frustrating business and definitely not for those with no patience.

I can't imagine if I was doing this for a family member how much more frustrated I would be. 

and the realization only came to me... that the money is truly there... after... i placed my mindset in the direction of financial freedom and started documenting my journey...Note... remember conventional loans, or HELOCs or anything else in that nature that can help you get your multi family house.. .if you have an existing home or no existing home... are nothing but the tools for you to get closer... but diving into these tools, causes hassle factor... and causes your brain to operate across different spectrum... making it frustrating and making it very tough to understand...However, it becomes a lot less difficult to understand things when you do have money... simply because your brain begins to think differently when you already place your self in the position that you actually already gathered that 100k.....  

It's very frustrating that the city knows who owns the property but can't/won't share the contact information that actually works.  

I'm curious to know, what are some things you do that are difficult or frustrating, that you can't find a good tool for?

That is very frustrating. 

It seemed to me like a friendly group of people with similar goals and willing to share advice.I understand I'm an adult and I don't need my father's approval for something like this, but it's just very frustrating how resistant he was to the idea.