I was thankful I didn't have a hammer in my hand - lol.

Labor in the form of swinging a hammer so your renovation costs are low. 

But I get it if its your burning desire to do this and I have given you the contrarian view points and the book has given you safety measures as well.. then go for and I do wish you the best of luck.. of course some of these folks will do fine but a big number get hammered .. the question is do you want to risk it.  

The actual physical swinging hammers, installing cabinets, etc. but I stopped doing that years ago because it's not profitable.

The only way someone could get into that box is to cut it open with a hammer/chisel or drill the lock.

Congress addressed forgiven income in the Cares Act but not deductibility.Many tax pros have been wary of this for weeks and the IRS dropped the hammer yesterday.However, already saw Sen Grassley saying that this was not the intent and he was disappointed with the IRS. 

If there is no water in it at all you can sledge the whole thing to make it more manageable.

@David London i have managed rehabs etc from many states away/1500 miles. i require a lot of pictures. i also have a trusted third party (relative/friend) go and take pictures too. i also never front a contractor more than the cost of materials, and would do even less than that if the contractor is not well known to me. if work is not getting done then you’ve got to bring the hammer down. demand they get moving or cut your losses and find someone new. happy to explain more. feel free to message me.

sellers credit getting hammered lawyer letters.. and complaints to the AG.. 

@Joel Owens  my dad ran into these schemes in the 70s  LOL.. and told me to steer clear. when I was a young 18 yo realtor with stars in my eyes.did you catch the American greed episode of one company I think they are in MN  they did this for over 20 years... some lady who knew a retired FBI agent finally brought them down.. it was discovered that they made less than 10 loans in all those years.. there is a company in PHX I interacted with a few years back.. and they were the same way larger loans.. send in your stuff.. get pre approved WAY TO EASY.. just need 5k.. and hammer on you to send it.