This is a great place to build that dream and tackle the goals you set within real estate while you are working on your full time career as an engineer!

You are much braver than I am, for tackling a project from across the world that sinks many people who are right there!

I'm sure you tackle this, but I'd actually like to avoid brokers and focus on owners who are interested in seller financing.  

I would like to tackle the repairs myself (and occasional friends help) vs financing via 203k or homestyle.

The Bottom LineInvesting in a rental property or tackling a house-flipping project are risky ventures, but they offer the potential for a big payoff.

I have also been a teacher/instructor at the college level as well as for more "hands on" type of hobbies that require instruction and "sign-off" for an individual to "operate independently", hence my apprehension to try and tackle a deal without what I feel is either adequate training or supervision to ensure success.

A $50/ft rehab would be quite extensive and way beyond anything I would even want to tackle.

I would nail down the lending side of things as one of the 1st items you need to tackle.

You can't know how to tackle any of this until you know where you are at. 

Let someone with a lot of experience and a GC license tackle this....