The neighborhood often determines what you can do.

It’s in a great market & neighborhood.

The only flip my wife and I lost money on was one in our own neighborhood and it was the first one that we did that was beyond our own price point, at the time.  

Make corporate leaders criminally and civilly liable for the actions of their organization.

Despite all that, I did visit a couple of nice neighborhoods (not many) and if the properties you're looking at happen to be in one of those, you're at a much better spot than what I have described above. 

My ideal property is a detached single-family distressed, 3/1 or 3/2 home in an A or B neighborhood with good schools, ideally in the $200K-$300K range.

Not a hoarder, he's organized.

Delve into market trends, neighborhoods, and property types that align with your goals.

You are buying 1 property in a local neighborhood.

I understand home designs are pretty expensive, and cannot just be applied to any lot/existing neighborhood.