They will do a slap dash job on a house that still has a bad roof and foundation in a neighborhood that will see zero appreciation. 

Lastly, always keep your job and build your employment foundation because that keeps you income relevant and lendable.Hey thanks for your reply!

The book is already available on the website but I did not know that at the time! 

At times, we outsource as a result of time constraints or to leverage someone else's expertise.

Look, we were for most part playing a game of American Football for a long time.

We're looking to gather info about likely cost, pitfalls, time required, considerations when obtaining financing, etc. 

Rates are a bit higher but if you can leverage up to do more than 1 flip at a time, it will be worth paying the lender fees.

Furthermore, I fortunately had a visit planned to the US right around closing time so I was able to have everything notarized there.

You can use this property to hedge any others that you add that may only cover themselves, or require supplement until they are paid off.HOWEVER, if you have decided that your goal is to use Real Estate as a stepping stone to build wealth by upgrading the property you hold each time (condo to house, house to 4-plex, 4-plex to 8 unit, etc) then I think you are right to sell now while you think the property is at the top of it's appreciation.It will be hard for anyone on BP to tell you what to do as we don't know your goal.You are right. 

When I go to events like this, I do go to some of the sessions, but most of my time is just sitting in the lobby chatting with people.