Maybe we can help a lot of people on this Bigger Pockets platform.So if you are an experienced investor, flipper, or buy and hold person?

If you are calling the licensed person off the radio AD a lot of money.

I put 20% down using personal and private lending.How did you add value to the deal?

I personally target Lauderdale, Limestone, Morgan, and Madison Counties.

I'm thinking now though that it may be more appropriate to attempt that a little further on down the road once my own personal risk tolerance could accept it.

I get that you are from there so you are getting emotional and taking my comments personal, which were not my intentions. 

Quote from @Daron Williams: I just invested in a tax deed here in texas it was a beautiful lot right on lake sam rayburn. i have it on the market for sale the only problem is you have to have two lots to build on.. i found the person that owns the lot to the right of me and there willing to possibly sale there lot the only problem is i dont have the money or the credit  to purchase it.

Renting is the last thing I would do personally unless it is less than 12 months max. 

I know lots of installers don't do it, and I personally prefer the unimpeded look, but anything installed outside of the requirements of the material is probably going to be limited, i.e. the insurance company is not going to pay you because the material was not installed according to flooring requirements. 

As for serviceability, I personally prefer kohler as a plumber.