Have a clear budget and stick to it.

Welcome aboard Franklin and good luck investing!

👋It’s a pleasure to join this community and connect with people passionate about real estate.

Society and demographics favor smaller units since marriage and child bearing are being delayed.  

(and I love your guitar pic!!

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

Stop focusing on problems and focus on opportunities and solutions.

It's also easier to figure out all of the pro's and con's a head of time to avoid lost time and money.  

Buying in your backyard eliminates so much for you.What strategy do want to follow?   

Since you know what you need to buy it at and an average rehab cost, I would say $50-70k for a cosmetic flip, set the ARV based on the sample you choose and doing comps and ask them if they would invest in a deal similar to this.