I'd love to pick your brain about the experience if you had a moment. 

Hey BP,My goal is to hear some advice and/or pointers on what has worked for people with experience in what their advice is.Background:I'm a Carpenter in Northern California working for a General Contractor totaling 40Hrs-60hrs a week My current work is mainly Tenant Improvements/Remodels, In the past I've done custom homes as well.I'm sole provider at the moment for my family and am saving what I can though it probably wont be significant for InvestingIssues (oppurtunities):Dont have much capital 5000-10,000 - Saving about 500 a month Dont have GC license yet - Will have GC license in November 2017Will have Construction Project Management Cert early 2018 (March)I'm looking to be proactive and find an oppurtunity to enter real estate investing with a sustainable stratgegy.Current thoughts:- I can work full time and get jobs on the side to add to capital power - wholesale remotly, with savings?

As 'seasoned investor' you would agree CONTROL of your asset is your number one path to running a profitable asset, the moment you tow a disgruntled non-paying Tenant's vehicle which may by all accounts be their most valuable possession, I would like to see just about how much control you have over your asset.

My initial plan was to flip it, but due to the uncertainty of the market direction at the moment, I decided to keep it as a rental and refinance it to cash out my investment cash: 70K + 5K Fixed Costs + 25K Rehab = 100K 125K x .8 = 100K the #s makes this a solid BRRR deal.

I've got too many exits at the moment ranging from flipping to a flipper, to holding and renting as is... still not sure and I should close this week... 😳 but Anyway it goes, seeking knowledge and taking action are crucial if we want to move forward with our REI careers..!

I own a home in NC that I rent out although it's not a great deal at the moment (I'm going to post a question on that next in the rental forum) and I just bought a house here in Utah.

@Bryan Otteson If I want to break the contract, I have to give 120 day notice and compensate the company for any repair costs made up until that moment.

We own the land outright and know the true market value to be around 250K for the lot at the moment.  

If there's no signed lease and she's living there with no contract she could've and should've left the moment there was trouble.

I'm trying to buy my first home and the usda loan is the only one they say I qualify for at the moment and just wondering if that's a good choice or not?