I want to keep away from any short cuts , I am not looking to take large cuts from sellers (I’m a true agent at heart and looking to serve my clients) .

With this in mind, if you intend to leverage short-term debt (hard money), it's even more vital that your underwriting is thorough and that you have the correct systems in place to tackle potential issues.

My background is in construction management, so once the work begins I'll be able to facilitate the construction in a timely fashion and oversee the work that needs to be done well, but my concern is actually getting started.I'd also like to make sure I know the root cause of the foundation failure and am not sure if that would be covered in the inspection or if I'd have to have an additional consultant come out and figure out what is going on.

Our current focus is for a family lakehouse / lifestyle play here in TN but would like to work my way into commercial properties, short-term rental facilities, business acquisitions to name a few.

I always told clients even when the rates were going up not to buy something on short-term thinking (i.e.

I have some short videos on it just DM me and Ill send it to you. 

The most common foreclosure rescue scheme unfolds when a homeowner receives a solicitation in the mail that promises short-term financing from a 'private investor' offering to pay off a delinquent loan:The homeowner is told they can stay in their home and rent back from the 'investor'The homeowner is convinced to transfer the title of the home to the 'investor' as collateral.

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: I would follow the advice above to see if you can improve seated comfort but short of that I would not go and replace, at least not yet.  4 stars is good and it seems you will get more 5 stars based on 2 previous to bring it up. 

The short answer is 'no.'

We are Canadian from Ontario and  have been investing in the US for the last 7 years.