Definitely worth checking out as local building owners and business owners meet up there to help build the community.

> BTW, definitely a slow April.

Definitely changes the analysis! 

This question is definitely very location dependent - licensing across state-lines is a tricky thing to navigate so depending on the size of the lender they may operate in one metropolis or all over the country.

I also use business lines of credit from banks, but for this banks definitely want to see revenue (usually 5-10x the amount of a mine they will give you).It is important to remember though that just because these lines and CCs are not immediately reported on your personal credit report, if you miss payments or default you are personally liable and the debtors will add it to your personal credit report.

Definitely not doing the work myself so it sounds like resale value won't be impacted if I have a licensed person fix the issue and provide evidence/documentation that it was done correctly.

And if you can, try to avoid racking up more debt on your cards while you’re paying off the loan—it takes some discipline, but it's definitely worth it in the long run!

It seems there are a few other parts of Jacksonville with similar budget range and that could be viable, anything near the beach is definitely out of the question with my budget. 

I will definitely look into it.

I would add that you should definitely checkout some local real estate meetups as that's the best way to quickly build a buyer's list.