It's my understanding that the previous auditor only had the position for eight months, jacked everyone’s taxes up, and then resigned and passed away.

One of my close friends in the busines had a similar setup.. her husband was also a contractor, and together they tackled a fixer-upper that ended up netting them a solid profit on their first deal.When you’re hunting for the right property, I’d lean on a realtor who really understands investor math... someone who’ll help you break down potential cash flow or resale value.

Totally understand that those things don't closely mirror the BRRRR model too closely, but that's what I'm seeing right now. 

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on, and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

Given their track record, I’ve been lenient because I feel for them and understand how hard it must be for their family (I also have their $1,900 deposit). 

Did you use standard offer contract for your jurisdiction? 

There are many federal judges who understand you can't just take people's property with no compensation.

You have to walk these properties, understand where the hidden costs are outside of the spreadsheets, and understand the geographic appreciation trend and migration and population as well, none of which will be in the questions you are asking. 

As you can see from our teams response on this thread, we are VERY engaged with our company and clients EVERY client matters, so you can understand when someone speaks poorly of our shop, especially when incorrect, they take it pretty personally.Second, you mentioned "a lot of people" who are not happy with our service.

From what I understand you could be buying something that is completely dilapidated but even if that was the case if it was for 10k or less, you could sell the land.