In SE PA, for example, pre-1950 homes often have plaster walls, lead pipes and obsolete wiring if they haven't been renovated. 

I'm interested in getting into the SE Minnesota market. have family there and would like to move back to the area. i know an in person meet up may not be possible, but i would like to talk deals. 

Today, I am not sure I would say start a business per se knowing some of the paperwork headaches (insurance, licenses, liability, taxes, etc)... but you might land a job with a contractor as a laborer, a property manager or realtor, handyman helper, etc.Also, you will then be earning some money you might want to save up for that first down payment.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/319-H-St-SE-Quincy-WA-98848/2090626530_zpid/Looking for any insight on what is a good deal for this buy and hold.

There are a lot of new programs that offer higher LTV options for investment properties and the  income qualifications for DTI are more open to alternative income options - Bank Statements, DSCR, Partial year SE. etc..

There is no set standard for spec houses per se, each builder builds their own product, and the standard can vary greatly from just passing code to far exceeding code etc.

I googled the Mississippian play and funny thing - there is a strong band of production ~30miles SE of my folks home town of Larned KS.All the old folks have passed on now, but I wonder if any of their kin have any interest in the play???

If you are an agent under a broker, you can manage for the public, but that is not your company per se, you're acting as an agent under your broker.State laws govern and they vary, if you have a business entity that performs those duties/functions that require an individual to hold a license, the owners are normally required to hold a brokers license and the only way a broker can sponsor a company is if all oweners/members in that company are agents, then that broker becomes the managing broker.

This is my life, I enjoyed dealing with properties, seing how cheap they are, and not being able to do nothing about it.

A then conveys out the NW of the NW to C; the NE of the NW to D and the SE of the NW to E.