If it is go with the distressed look , I have 1 unit after we sanded we beat the floor with a chain and took a torch and made some burn marks , then stained and put 3 coats of gloss poly , it looks great 

If your nest egg is 60k, I would not get started yet if you are willing to burn half of it and can only make 1k/month between you to add to it.

Then she threatens to burn the place down.

I've been burned and clients have been burned which made me learn a hard lesson. 

Because it will, kind of hard to promote yourself as the great "Captain" as the ship under your command burns..... 

Making money in flipping is harder than it has ever been, and the chances of getting burned as a first time investor are high.

Recently, I had the opportunity to cash out a portion of my 401(k), leaving me with $20,000 burning a hole in my pocket.

Specific violations are as at 5/23/24:Violation 1: Harzardous/Insanitary PREM : Narrative/ Ordinance Description: Remove all burned an unsanitary material on the property.

Light went out, door come off a track, microwave/fridge lights burned out.

I know it's a slow burn, but if anyone has any recommendations as to who I should connect with, whether a business, or an investor in the Dade/Broward area, I am open to any and all suggestions, and I welcome collaboration.