But rising costs may force the issue.I bet the block houses are more efficient you side them with normal siding so they really dont look different and you sheet rock the interior so the roof is wood and I think the interior to hang the sheet rock could be stud material.

Once you pass your exam, you will have to hang your license with a brokerage.

I was thinking a combo of grass, mulch along the fence perimeter and one or two gravel areas with lawn chairs for tenants to hang out.

We will have to hang tough for a year and things will improve for land holders (we're not really landlords anymore since the gov't took financial possession of our rents en masse).

I think I would hang on to that email/text and ask for my money back.

I have had some paid internships, which means that I can come out of school without any student loans hanging over me, but it will take all my money to do this. 

Based on conversations with other investors and hanging out on this forum, the situation you described is not all that uncommon.  

Do this on a couple standard houses in your area 3/2 1200sf or whatever that looks like for your area and then you will get the hang of the current prices for contractors, materials potentially, and labor costs.

Assuming I repeat the deal, is it worth hanging out for another year to save the cap gains tax and miss out on making another 16K off of the next home?

However, when pre-screening, I have had many people hang up on me or choose not to move forward since they know that they do not meet our requirements.