Is now the time to step up into the big leagues?

Account Closed  terrible advice... its one thing to be a bona fide buyer and another being a wholesaler trying to make middle man fee's with no real ability to close.clouding title is a bush league move.. unless you are buying it put up a ton of EM and seller is backing out then you can sue for performance... however probably not many have ever done this..

The cost to renovate is in the same league as doing a new construction.  

Seeing as how little experience i have in this field I would say doing that would be way out of my league and should be pursued by a much more experienced investor and/or developer.I really think this has potential to be a good a deal but I need some guidance and direction on which way i should go or who i should even be dealing with on this.If anyone could give me some ideas as to the best way to approach this I would highly appreciate it.Thanks for any input, I look forward to chatting with you guys and gals about this.Until then, stay blessed.

I can tell I am out of my league here and still have a lot to learn.

Any recommendations for an investor friendly real estate agent in the clear lake/league city area. 

I can scrape by on the down payment but a construction loan may be out of my league.

really it is. as for my goals, flipping homes is where i seem to enjoy this venture. i get to work in a lot of homes doing the home theater thing and i see so many different types of homes and what people are doing with them. from new construction, to renovations and everything inbetween, i just love being involved in the process. funny part is i see so many things that people cheat through that it kills me. its like home theater for example - how many times have i seen jobs go so wrong that it kills me to have to go back out there to fix what the last guy screwed up...more times than i care to even think about. this is one of the main reasons i went into business for myself. little by little just kept working up the chain of things i see that i can fix or do better myself. my chain has now gotten me to real estate. i live in texas - coming from new york i see so much potential to have so much down here. i've been playing in the little league as i like to say - time to make it to the majors!

Be admitted to an Ivy League Masters program. 5.

Tax in League City is 3.4%; Texas City is 2.5%.