I watch a few YouTube vids on flooring, rented sanders from Home Depot, sanded and sealed the original hardwood floors for the entire house in 3 days.

Doing some research in 2-3 states and wondering what are the best areas in your state to look at properties for purchase that would encompass most of these:-Ability to get a few acres (don't need 100, but say 3-5)-Home that can come with land suitable for small hobby farm/homesteading type stuff (couple of horses, maybe small garden, etc.)

After another friend and I bought Tao Gardens (RETA DEAL) in Puerto Vallarta, we really did some serious research.

That will give you a sense of vacancy.Every property is different so 10% for CapEx might be high or you can redo some of the major systems upfront in order to lower that percentage.How much is a gardener there?

LOLHeck, I hear from investor and flipper colleagues that even these day laborers at Signal Home Depot expect $150/day or will just refuse the job and sit around at home depot all day then go home empty handed.

Walk around Home Depot; it is not inexpensive to rehab properties.

Hard Money Lending/Private Money through Spring Garden Lending How did you add value to the deal?

Costco and Home Depot farm out their deliveries so you won't get them to deliver.

You can find videos/articles online on how to get the basement dry, but the basic process is: 1) turn off all electric to the basement (to avoid electrocution from the water), 2) run pumps to get the standing water out of the basement (sounds like you're already doing this)3) remove all furniture and items from the basement,4) once you've pumped out the standing water from the basement, rent a wet/dry carpet cleaner/extractor from home depot, and use it to extract as much water as possible from the carpets (they'll be much lighter and easier to move once you get the water out). 5) After you've used the carpet extractor to get most of the water out of the carpet, remove all carpet and get it out of the house for drying (if you're trying to salvage the carpets), or throw the carpet out.

I actually like Historic 5th Ward and Kashmere Gardens, maybe I am weird but I like the area (some parts).