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.

After researching it a little bit I can see how its not for new investors, there seems to be a few extra ways to get burned on an auction purchase.  

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.