The country is great for lifestyle and I believe most American (and other foreigners) buy for lifestyle.

I have purchased the following books:ABCs of Buying Rental Property The ABCs of Property Management The ABCs of Real Estate Investing The Advanced Guide to Real Estate InvestingThe Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownWhat order do you recommend reading them in?

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For your GA LLC, filing correctly is crucial since you're based in CA and may need to handle multi-state tax filings.A real estate tax accountant can guide you on deducting renovation costs (likely capitalized rather than expensed for a flip), managing depreciation for investment properties, and tracking expenses related to your flip.

As others have stated, your fit & finish goals should be guided by whether you plan to:1) Rent: tenants don't always take care of a property, so you want to use lower-grade materials and workmanship.2) Flip: higher quality on workmanship and materials is usually required.Regardless, you always want to "Maintain to the Neighborhood".

Investing in real estate can open the door to many different tax elections as well.A good tax professional can help you collect the information you need, guide you preparing well in advance for year end reporting. 

Conventional (only Freddie Mac See Section 5102.4 of Freddie Selling guide).

I am buying a flip house from a wholesaler.

I’m also open to sharing resources or brainstorming ideas to help you find someone in your area who can guide you in wholesaling.Feel free to reach out if you’d like to connect further!

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