But a heads up...the best financing on these types of properties is seller/owner financing.

Here’s to smoother projects ahead!

Looking ahead to retirement for both of us, we would like to make a solid investment with few worries about weather events.

Without factoring in tax benefits and principal pay down, you're $1800 ahead of the game by house hacking.

Quitting is a head trip and it takes a while to wrap your head around it but life, just as in retirement, is what you make of it.So, how are you doing it.

Just looking to get a head start I guess you could say.

With your construction background, you’re already a step ahead.

Out of bed before 5 am - (I had a separate habitat for starting the day right but then slowly started pushing my time of getting up back2. 

Getting it under market value would be a bonus.So, would using an FHA 203k renovation loan, which would allow me to buy something unqualified for a standard mortgage, which would weed out a lot of competition and push the price lower.

I can't tell if you're in Seattle or Atlanta, but if the former you're good to push this.