There is an extreme accountability, which is what you must seek to better your lives.

I'd level up with a BRRRR, live-in flip, or house-hack before jumping into a challenging renovation.

We paid off our primary home last year and have been slowly getting the courage to jump into the investing market where we live in the Pacific Northwest.

Note that water penetration is not limited to flooding from rising water levels on the ground in a weather event.

If you are willing to live in urban areas you may want to talk to a local bank in your market and see if they have any incentives or grant loans for certain areas.  

I live in the Milwaukee area and want to get started investing locally but eventually want to branch out into other cities and states.

My cleaners take a video after every turn, my team goes in to check everything is good after cleaning and record salt and PH level logs and I have a licensed plumber who is in charge of maintaining plumbing, water heater, and boiler system with logs.

The lender does not live in the home and the agreement states that they be listed as loss payee.

Is the basement legally considered living space?

You said public water was available...would the lots require a septic system to be installed or is public sewer available?