I will be his local boots on the ground and my management company will do all the management (a bank turned him down because he doesn't have any investing or management experience in the USA, even though I will be the local manager). 

It’s great to see your enthusiasm for diving into real estate investing and flipping houses, especially with your experience in home improvement and remodeling.You raise an excellent point about using your own cash versus financing through hard money loans.

Most people advise 25% for that although in my own experience it's even higher.

Needing advice from someone with more experience.

You are buying crap property, so your selection process is wrong.You don’t tell us how much experience you have or where you are. 

Looking forward to connect and understand your experiences around 1) Title researching2) Resources for title search from public records3) Clean title 4) Post auction process i.e., payment, deed, quiet title etc

Just curious if anyone has any experience getting into real estate investing via becoming a home inspector and kind of grasping the field.

I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts and experiences.

Any tips, experiences, or best practices you can share would be greatly appreciated!

In my experience, the inventory available in Lehigh is nicer and at a lower cost.