Some will tell you that this is considered putting the cart before the horse and some will flat out tell you it's a waste of money.  

@Patrick Philipyo dudeyou may have the cart before the horse hereyou need to get more familiar with walking propertieslike was mentioned you don't have a contract on the house so I'm gonna put a bid in on itnotbut it could happenthis week go look at 5 properties and take your cut sheet with you and make notes on what you think needs replaced or rehabbedfind you a general and get some ideas of repair costs in your areaget numbers for permits get your tool box together with the people you are going to use to do the workyou have to have comps of like propertyZillow is a base line do not rely on those numbersreading books is good but feet on the ground is the only way you will really learnfind you an agent to work with and tell them what you want to do they will work with you as long as your upfront with them and I have found agents with real estate help the mostgood luckenjoy

Aaannnd never get paid... you can try garnishment after you get the judgement, but then your whipping a dead horse!

Hey @Nyron Pitterson, I think you've got the cart before the horse having buyers lined up with no deals to sell the.

But most any garage makes a poor start to future living spaces like a horse and carriage house is usually ill fitted beginnings to a garage.Another separate topic on self driving cars.

For what it's worth, you seem to be putting the cart before the horse.

@George GounarisI don't know much about bankruptcy, but the best way to find out if someone wants to sell is from the horse's mouth.

A farm boy who stacked hay and broke horses for people became a lawyer, and a pretty decent one. 

@Sendil ThangaveluBefore the pandemic, Ocala was known for being an older horse-country for locals and well-to-do retirees from other states looking for an affordable location to ranch their horses and cattle. 

People are putting the cart before the horse.