Unfortunately, it is six months, not four.I contacted both my current lender to see what it would cost to extend my lock for another couple of months (around $2k) and reached out to the previous lender to see if that's something they would want to cover to avoid the EPO recapture, which I believe would be quite a bit more than $2k.They had no interest in doing that, so before making a decision on how to proceed, I wanted to gather a bit of collective wisdom from the forums.My first question is, does anyone have any creative ideas for how to work around this?  

No pictures on the listing but it was right next to the local hospital and I could see prospective renters being young professionals/other good renters.Called the listing agent and set up a viewing for 4 PM and agent sounded very happy that someone was interested in the propertyWhen I went to go see the place it was a complete gut job. the roof was in good shape and the foundation look like brand new block foundation but the rest of the place was completely destroyed.

Hello All,I've been reading BP for the last couple of weeks and i really wished a resource like this was available when I took my first step into real estate.

I plan to couple my license with my investing prowess in order to grow my business and brand.

You're already in the right place to have the help you are requesting, just keep hopping into these forums and ask questions, read posts and comment and as @Mindy Jensen mentioned, you'll find yourself in communication with local investors who you may be able to do some work with & for over the next couple years to really get your feet wet in the industry.

Strategy 1: Buy, live in/fix up, after 1-2yrs move and rent it out ($700-$900 per month)Strategy 2: Buy, live in and Fix up, Sell after couple years.I trust strategy 1 the most. 

We took the plunge and bought the property a couple of days after the original post as our time to decide was limited.  

The building has a parking lot with no cover and a brand new 30-year roof.

We have done 13 flips over the last couple years and still don't have a consistent go-to guy. 

We have been under contract on a 4 plex for a couple months.