My issue is properties have appreciated a lot since the last one.

Find a 2-4 unit multi and live in one of the units.

I am in contract on a duplex in Grandview where I plan to live in one side and rent out the other.  

I do one during the middle of the week in the afternoon/evening perhaps 4-6pm or 5-7pm and another on the weekend around mid day like 12-2pm.

One was FHA financed (97%) another was a VA mortgage assumption, and one was seller financed first mortgage. 

Hi,I have been looking at some of the resources for inspecting properties and estimating costs on this site, and the ones I have seen are detailed spreadsheets and multi-page checklists.

Thus, I’m going thru background and experience checks of GCs, with relevant experience before selecting one instead of using my usual crew which doesn’t have such experience.

The $500 plus install is probably fine, the $3,000 one is probably stupid.

One Panhandle County I talked to the tax assessor about this one time and this particular property she said the guy was old and had no money so they felt sorry for him and didn't foreclose until he passed. 

That's probably too much to unpack in one thread.