The bigger issue you may face is FHA underwriting requirements are very strict on what they call Property Condition Requirements, aimed at protecting the health and safety of the home purchaser/borrower. 

Biggest challenge we face is finding employees who are motivated and eager to learn.

It takes relationship building over time, many times face to face is the best way.

The other difficulty you'll face is that upon the death of whoever's house this was they should have a stepped up cost basis which means capital gains are likely to be of little concern to them.  

After sending out over 250 resumes and having every door shut in my face. I

-I was going to write a reply going into all sorts of details, but the more I thought about what I'd be writing, it would end up being more like a short book than a forum reply, so I'm going to try a different approach, which I hope still makes sense.You can read articles like these (and I did read your links, I'm not just dismissing them) until you are blue in the face and still not have a solid conclusion, you'll just have a blue face! I

,,it required many stitches in my face, I have a CT scan on my brain and face tomorrow, and I feel like I got run over by a tractor trailer rig.I am only writting this because if you start to do something, and that little voice tells you to wait for help,,WAIT FOR HELP,,,,with another person on the other side this could have been avoided,,,,I don't know how many things I"ve done and thought "boy, that could have been bad",,but got away with it,,,don't do the same,,,no house/rehab etc is worth getting hurt or killed overandy

It has affirmed my own personal opinions but it's nice to hear it from more accomplished investors.Call it old fashioned but I also find myself to committing to many more things if I have spoken with someone over the phone or face to face. I

Maybe I don't have the "let's make a deal" face. I

i looked at it and then i looked at him probably with a pathetic look on my face. i