Brooks said above are there any books or reads for how to aid the title company so it isn't so painful for them?

We couldn't pay it monthly, we were require to pay it in a lumpsum when we received our financial aid checks.

Its just that its the closest big city to where we live.

The closest beach is a 5 minute drive and there are several beaches within a 15 minute driving radius.To this point, I've only evaluated/invested in multi family properties in the Boston area.

Pennsylvania is a title close state so everything goes through a title company. 

With new construction, I can set a very fairly low budget for capital expenditures as well as maintenance.With that said, I will be looking for private money lenders or hard money lenders to aid with the 20-30% I might have to put down for construction loan, but I should have ample equity in the property after it is completed to repay those short-term loans as well as fund the next project across the street.

Being without flood insurance and the lack of state & federal aid tells me this is going to be a long journey ahead.

There are many different factors that play into your scenario.Try listening to a few podcasts or read some real estate books on investing and then get an idea what kind of real estate you want to specialize in.Then go searching for a mentor or someone who can directly aid you in that direction.  

The ones closest to you though are priced lower.

We later listed the salon and sold it for $120K.Now I know the hours added up, 3 of my closest friends came to help meet the 5 day deadline, and for 2 1/2 months of focusing our time to this place we still grossed 80K.