(If a flip - you may have to do it all since an inspector will be checking it all right behind you) if keeping to rent , You can gut it and do it right now so you have little to no future maintenance issues but you’re get a lower initial return or you can do the cosmetics and gamble on the long term and take them as they come up.

Facebook Groups - theres a lot of spam, but some wholesalers in these groups you can find3.

One rent payment.......Young, inexperienced with borderline ability to pay rent for a consistent time.....3 new room mates........ its gonna be a gamble, so you need to protect yourself.Personally this would only be a remote consideration since its been vacant for quite awhile now.... otherwise I would pass if I had other applicationsWe all start off somewhere and need some one to take a little chance on us....some times it pays off to be that person....sometimes you get kicked in the nuts

It is a gamble. 

I don't want to be accused of spamming the system and posting in all of them. lol...which group has the gurus or contractors in it?

Is there a place where I can post my deal without being spam to the group? 

In fact, you can purchase a property from a wholesaler with a realtor, you just have to provide their fee in most cases.Once you are familiar with figuring out each of the "givens" in the equation above you will be ready to make an informed offer, until then your are gambling and not investing.

Originally posted by @Luke Spooner:@Bradley Sriro the other option is wait for another year and continue to save, observing the fall out from the Corona Virus and see what potential deals come up.....Waiting is always an option but it's a bit of a gamble because you have to hope that your savings rate keeps pace with the appreciation in South Florida.

I took a big gamble and could have gotten my bouté handed to me, but I got relatively lucky.

For instance  Cash flow is the ONLY thing appreciation is gambling.. that's crazy talk its not that cut and dry.. appreciation either organic or forced is how the millions are made in real estate its not made at 100 to 200 a month.. its made by the values going up..