I have asked a lawn care company about sodding it just to get ideas and it will be very costly and they also cannot guarantee that the sod will last due to 1) large trees causing shade and sucking all of the moisture out of the ground and 2) poor soil in that area.

No worries on moisture.

I believe that this can lead to termites and extensive moisture damage in the structure of the property.

Metro areas which do not experience hard freezes or significant moisture.

Tile would be great, but possibly the noisiest option (impact noise) and the kitchen is right in the middle of the floor plan.I treated the sub floor to reduce noise, but am now considering laminate or even vinyl (due to better moisture resiliency).Is tile going to be much louder than the current existing sub floor (at least in terms of impact noise).

When we flip there we usually have to tear up the floors from the top side to do whatever repairs are necessary to get a clean termite/moisture inspection, then pray we get it sold before the letter expires.  

It's a lot easier to scrape, clean and repaint a block wall in July when your moisture in the ground is much lower.Another selling comment - make sure to disclose the seepage on the property condition report.  

But if he came to me with such a plan - essentially gambling with MY retirement - I'd kindly but gently tell him to think of something else.You're asking him to take a HUGE risk on deals you don't even have identified yet - and hope like hell that you can turn 3 deals at $36,000 each in a year.You're just now getting started, so you have NO track record.  

She was very private about such matters when we were in the service, in fact she never even retorted when my husband and I would poke gentle fun at her for driving a ridiculous hoopty and shopping at thrift stores, but she's definitely getting the last laugh now.$50,000 in five years assumes a private entering at the lowest rank possible and not enjoying any special pays for things such as deployments or Airborne status.

Sometimes gentle persuasion works.