I have some in-house laborers for any large projects but sometimes value add can even be raising rents to market or finding an off market gem. 

How the house photographs gets more eyes on it.

She stated "this is your property, so you need to fix the issue within 2 days or were shutting down the house."

A conforming loan refers to a type of mortgage that that aligns with the criteria set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

-save $1k+ in taxes and fees yearly-can use the savings to get more insurance and a higher liability than the value of house. for flipping houses in California does anyone just put into sole proprietor own name and just use the $1k+ in savings for LLC costs into Insurance or use for savingor am I just being too risky. 

I literally think of loan sharks or getting your house or assets taken away from you when I hear it LOL.What does points mean?

There is a small (<600 sf) house on the lot currently, which is in pretty rough shape. 

Get a small MF you can house hack and start that way.I'm not an expert on the auction scene, but, from what I have read, that is a challenging first step into investing. 

After the new home is built, I plan to sell our primary house.

@Derick Jennings Without knowing more about your situation, I'd likely recommend a house hack, a strategy I wish I would have known about when I got started.