Was it reasonably achievable to gain forced appreciation on a house that needed some TLC in this expensive market?

I'm 21 and expected to graduate in the next few months. In December I am leaving for a year to deploy with my Army reserve unit. When I come back I should have 70k in untaxed liquid assets (might invest in mutual fund...

You will not get the tax break, but building a Roth portfolio early in your career can have a huge impact on the amount of after-tax money you will be able to draw from your retirement plan when you reach retirement age.You will likely change jobs somewhere down the line. 

A new unit each year, until the rates were impacted to the point that other loan options were equivalent or I had enough cash flow snowballing to fund additional properties without a bank loan.

A lien is a payment obligation that has been attached to real property -- either through the recording process (in the case of a mortgage, deed of trust, mechanics lien, etc.) or pursuant to local law such as by the entry of a judgment, issuance of a water/sewer or tax bill, etc.A foreclosure is what the lien holder does to enforce the lien in order to obtain payment -- this is done through a forced sale of the property.

Most people don't know a PFS from PMS.Preparing one regularly forces us to think about how our capital is (or is not) working.

HUD dont have time to go after every body, but larger apartment portfolios will definitely feel the impact over the long term. 

For utilities back out a 14 CAP impact on premium value; Gas $1344 annually / 0.14 = $9600 down adjustment for offer price.

I considered forming a C corp and having me and my wife take our IRA and "invest" them in my C-corp but I think that is not allowed.c) I have a 401k that could do it but the payment would be hefty I thinkd)  I have a brokerage account large enough to do most of the deal but liquidating the funds it's in would be a significant tax hit (not a tax professional  :) )e)  There is hard money lenders but I don't really know what impact they would have on my bottom line.f)  I have enough in home equity to do it. 

You can wholesale a house in pre-forc but there's a correct way to do it.