Is it a bad idea to back out of my current deal at this stage?

I have about 10 properties currently in various stages.

Also, what are the costs associated with staging the home?

Even though I could have imagined the amount of time it must have taken the both of them to get us through our first stages, and to get us set up so that we do our behalf in acquiring our Business Credit.

The general plan is to try and get through 4-6 flips per year with (hopefully) a profit of around 20k each giving a projected profit of say 100k per year - (all talk at this stage). 

I believe Ray is correct...once they turn the keys over, they have surrendered the property and all it contents.... you can do whatever you want with it.Abandonment laws are for when tenants just disappear and you don't get notified or keys etc..... at that stage you don't know what they are doing....they may show up again and wonder where all their stuff is....in hos cases, you have to store it etc.You spoke and witnessed the move out and got keys.... its back in your possession and you can do whatever you want

And yes I actually thought about licensing but may not complete that at my current stage (although I do plan on starting this in a few months).

We don't plan on using the same business entity for our rental business.I asked them about portfolio lending and she got back to me with some responses that are positive but now I'm feeling kind of LOST because I'm still in the baby stages.

My hat is off to everyone that contributes to this wonderful community.I am in the early stages of planning a relocation to Eugene Oregon.

As a Certified Nursing Assistant in the the Lincoln Heights community here in San Antonio, I help family's vulnerable adults with their day to day living activities in whatever stage of their medical condition, decline and sadly in their passing.A part from the facility, I'm looking to expand my nursing assisting services by assisting non-facility families and their heirs with properties they either don't want, don't have time to manage, perhaps the heirs are not here in the states to manage and add value to the property (force appreciation), (*see Mr.