We had interned to stay in this house for one to two years, and now that is looking like it will be closer to one year in order to move to a different neighborhood for better schools.

I tried but they don't want to invest internationally.

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I am a UK citizen/resident who is looking to invest in property within the United States. I have a local partner there who is a US citizen/resident and we would like to go in it together i.e. split the...

Look for local businesses that do that (the big ones advertise) and call and ask them if you can help as a part-time intern or apprentice.

deal #1: PRIVATE MONEY to acquire the property + My own cash to renovate it (only spent $7K in repairs)deal #2: PRIVATE MONEYdeal #3: PRIVATE MONEYdeal #4: PRIVATE MONEY + use my credit card to Stage & market the property (spent $2K)deal #5: PRIVATE MONEYLesson: private money is a crucial component of a rehabber's funding strategy.

Look at the age of the roof and other components.

The number I want to see is IRR, internal rate of return or hidden value of return.

I doubt you could predict failure of a structural component within a year.What I can see is a product in the making to sell to small RE investors convincing them they can rely on a computer system to build a maintenance plan on and save money using it.Some things can be predicted with relevant data, you don't have relevant data.Data mining from key words is older than most probably think.

If one major issue crops up, you're close to paying out of pocket.I got an internal rate of return (IRR) of 7.2% over 30 years, without appreciation.

Trying to absorb as much as I can.Flipping, whole selling, commercial, and international development are all areas I'm trying to learn/improve in and learn more about.