I think the confidence to take action in a smart way is built on all of these things.

Not all borrowers are as smart and capable as yourself. :-)

I think the home may go under contract today with a full price offer. 

I paid a contracting company to install it.

Hopped up on the adrenaline of their first wholesaling seminar, they are sure they will have 100 deals in the hopper this weekend, but don't have money or an idea on how to structure a contract.

I also like the idea of using one of the units as a home base; this is smart planning and a good foundation to start with.In regard to Syracuse, you may have a leg up there as well since you live there with the Syracuse Land Bank.

It also appraised ~3% higher than contract price.  

Same pet, two different owners, can have two different outcomes.Haven't though of this yet, but Alecia Loveless' technique of putting in the lease that tenants pay for any/all pet damage is smart.

The main reason I would like to start off my career with flipping a few properties is so I can have a quick ROI and I want to do real estate full time as soon as I finish my contract.

Just went under contract for a property.