I’ll do some searching in both areas and I’ll reach out with questions later.

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area. 

This is a crucial step in identifying and cracking down on criminal elements.

We are currently searching and analyzing properties on the market.My question is regarding "free" credit offers. 

Communication is challenging, most likely uninsured, but this is in-line with the budget.c) Keep searching for contractors, adding time to project and potentially costs.d) Buy scaffolding or rent scaffolding or a lift and demo myself for under $1,500, including dumpster.What would you do??

Obviously I will have a title search and get title insurance but I assumed they would still be required to fill out a SD but maybe not.

A good property manager can protect your property, income, time, and sanity.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

When I search properties mainly in Punta Cana I always run into sites where condos are in development and have about 1 - 2 years till completion.

My questions for you all:Is there red flags that you look when searching for a house hack deal?

Perfect example Oregon ( Hillsboro tech Hud) got a massive amount of Chips Federal Grants as Chips are seen as a National need ( dont want to rely on Taiwan)  Intel is largest employer in state . the city of Hillsboro identified 1700 acres to bring in to ensure future high Tech growth ( got to have the land)  the no growthers and farmers and newspapers scream we cant have sprawl U cant do this.. we have plenty of land already in the Urban Growth areas.. while thats true very few parcels are over 40 acres in size.