I have an underwriting sheet / video I provide as a resource to folks that goes through assumptions in the ATL - if you shoot me a DM I can get it over to you.

I do not wish to waste my time watching videos,searching the internet for how tos and what I should be doing.

Look for homes with updated systems—new plumbing, HVAC, roofing, and windows are essential for long-term value and tenant satisfaction.

I think there are two maybe 3 ways to look at this in my mind.  1) you go into it and bring it all up to modern standards but using that old charm to basically take what is there bring it up to modern standards and rent it out essentially I'm thinking cocktail bar or something trendy like that.2) most banks are on really good centrally located real estate if this is true, then I'd consider it for the dirt, plan to scrape the lot and go vertical with whatever the highest and best use is.3) a kind of combo of the two, if the lot is in a good location and its doable, pull the vaults or other "character pieces" out of the building, scrape the lot, and build whatever is best suited for the site there, but incorporate those historical pieces into the final designs.Is the site near a major retail area? 

The essentials classes are  $2000, & if you add the advanced like fish & flip, multifamily, is another $6k.

Essentially that's what you described doing, but with the added complexity of the auction process.

I like to garden in my free time, this summer i noticed how much we saved with the garden and I've been watching more videos on personal finance.

Hey Robin, thanks it's actually a creative finance deal with some value add opportunity, so I'm really looking forward to learning a lot from this Nice - sounds like a cool way to start Thank you, Robin, this is my first deal after literally being in tutorial hell(watching many videos trying to learn the strategy) so I'm really excited about this

Mentorship and joint ventures are excellent ways to gain experience, and it’s essential to start small, communicate clearly, and build trust.

Will add though, that a good PMC will immediately alert an owner about what their property really is and the expected challenges.Unfortunately, a decent portion of the time we do this, owners either don't want to believe the Evaluation Video we send them or decide to sell.