Lol, I have a similar story but I got off easy....I had my guys digging footings for a remodel in a little SoCal beach town when we found bones - some good sized ones.

So if this does not work out for you, maybe finding something with a little less work and little less risk might be good to get your foot in..

Quote from @Jaiden Alivera: Property management is the best way to get your foot in the door.

If the first you ever heard of him leaving was within the previous 30 days, then you would be on much more solid footing I think. 

It draws heavily on the Port of Mobile, with executives there estimating that it will be bringing about 50,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) of containers traffic now that it’s operational.

For now I've settled on the "live in flip" and "house hack" approach which seems to be the best way to get your foot in the door in an expensive market.

House hacking is a great way to get your foot in the door!

That's where Bitcoin can again find a strategic footing in the future.  

I’m so excited to be making progress and making my first few steps toward the door and hopefully within the next few months I’ll have my foot in it.

My first rental was a gut  job on a 750 sq foot house.